Shyroka Balka

Shyroka Balka Широка Балка
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Coordinates: 48°18′4″N 37°55′39″E / 48.30111°N 37.92750°E / 48.30111; 37.92750Coordinates: 48°18′4″N 37°55′39″E / 48.30111°N 37.92750°E / 48.30111; 37.92750
Country	Ukraine
Province	Donetsk Oblast
Elevation	134 m (440 ft)
Population  (2001 census)
• Total	477
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	84619
Area code	+380 6242

Shyroka Balka (Ukrainian: Широка Балка; Russian: Широкая Балка) is a settlement in Horlivka municipality of Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 43.5 km NNE from the centre of Donetsk city.

During the War in Donbass, in 2015, the settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.^[1]

Administrative system of Horlivka:

Districts of Horlivka:   Kalinin   Mykytivka Raion   City Center

Populated places: 1 — Hladosove 2 — Holmivskyi 3 — Zaitseve 4 — Mykhailivka 5 — Ozeryanivka 6 — Panteleymonivka 7 — 8— Ryasne 9 — Stavky 10 — 11 — Shyroka Balka

Demographics[]

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:^[2]

• Ukrainian 71.28%
• Russian 28.51%
• Belorussian 0.21%

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