Sofiivka is a village in Ukraine, in the Hornostaivka settlement hromada of Kakhovka Raion, Kherson Oblast. The population is 25 people.

Sofiivka
Софіївка
Sofiivka is located in Kherson Oblast
Sofiivka
Sofiivka
Location of Sofiivka
Sofiivka is located in Ukraine
Sofiivka
Sofiivka
Sofiivka (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 46°53′51″N 34°5′56″E / 46.89750°N 34.09889°E / 46.89750; 34.09889
Country Ukraine
OblastKherson Oblast
RaionKakhovka Raion
HromadaHornostaivka settlement hromada
Settlement1920
Government
 • StarostaMykhailiuk Vitaliy Bohdanovych
Area
 • Total18 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total25
 • Density1.36/km2 (3.5/sq mi)
Postal code
74360
Area code+380 5544

History edit

The village came under Russian occupation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.[1]

Population edit

The 1989 Ukrainian SSR census gave a population of 47 people, 26 men and 21 women.[2] In the 2001 Ukrainian census, the population was 25 people.[2]

According to the 2001 census, 96% of Sofiivka spoke primarily Ukrainian, and 4% spoke primarily Russian.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Військовий експерт пояснив, чому російські війська так швидко захопили Херсонську область". www.unian.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  2. ^ a b c "Банк даних". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-09-24.