Nizhnyi Rohachyk
History
In 1886, 955 people lived in the village. Nizhnyi Rohacyk served as the center of Nizhnyi Rohachyk volost in Melitopolsky Uyezd of the Russian Empire. The volost comprised four villages: Babina (now Babyne), Karaydubina (now Berezhanka), Ushkalka, and Nizhnyi Rohachyk.
Nizhnyi Rohachyk was occupied by Russian troops on February 26, 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It remains occupied as part of the Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast.
Demographics
The 1989 Ukrainian SSR census put Nizhnyi Rohachyk's population at 327 people. 138 residents were men and 189 were women. The population had diminished to 305 people in the 2001 Ukrainian census. In the 2001 census, 96.36% of the village's population stated Ukrainian was their native language, 2.98% said Russian was their native language, and 0.66% stated Belarusian was their native language.
Notable people
- Antonina Bablii (born 1949), a Ukrainian artist
- Taisia Shcherba (born 1943), a Ukrainian poet and novelist
- Hryhoriy Navrotskyi (1902–1971), a Soviet rear admiral during WWII
References
- ^ "Tsentralnago Statisticheskago Comiteta" (PDF). Harvard College Library. February 1886. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "Військовий експерт пояснив, чому російські війська так швидко захопили Херсонську область". www.unian.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Демографічні характеристики населення, народжуваність". State Statistic Services of Ukraine. December 1, 1989. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "Демографічні характеристики населення, народжуваність". State Statistic Services of Ukraine. May 12, 2001. Retrieved June 11, 2024.