Vilniansk (Ukrainian: Вільнянськ, pronounced [wilʲˈnʲɑnʲsʲk]; Russian: Вольнянск, romanizedVolnyansk, pronounced [vɐlʲˈnʲansk]) is a city in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine and the administrative center of Vilniansk urban hromada. Population: 14,324 (2022 estimate).[1]

Vilniansk
Вільнянськ
Вольнянск
Vilniansk railway station
Vilniansk railway station
Flag of Vilniansk
Coat of arms of Vilniansk
Vilniansk is located in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Vilniansk
Vilniansk
Vilniansk is located in Ukraine
Vilniansk
Vilniansk
Location in Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°56′31″N 35°25′41″E / 47.94194°N 35.42806°E / 47.94194; 35.42806
Country Ukraine
OblastZaporizhzhia Oblast
RaionZaporizhzhia Raion
HromadaVilniansk urban hromada
Government
 • MayorNatalya Musienko
Area
 • Total
4.2 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Elevation
157 m (515 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
14,324
 • Density3,400/km2 (8,800/sq mi)
ClimateDfa
Websitevilnyanska.gromada.org.ua
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It was the administrative center of Vilniansk Raion (district) until 2020, when the raion was abolished in accordance with administrative reforms and its area merged into Zaporizhzhia Raion.

Demographics

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As of the Ukrainian national census in 2001, Vilniansk had a population of 16,456 inhabitants. The ethnic and linguistic composition was as follows:[2][3]

Ethnic groups in Vilniansk
percent
Ukrainians
86.06%
Russians
12.11%
Belarusians
0.45%
Armenians
0.38%
Bulgarians
0.19%
Germans
0.13%
Native languages (2001)
percent
Ukrainian
86.5%
Russian
13.0%
Belarusian
0.2%
Armenian
0.1%
others
0.1%
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References

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  1. ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України".
  3. ^ "Національний склад міст".