Solontsi, Kherson Oblast

Solontsi Солонці
Village (Selo)
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Coordinates: 46°34′29.4″N 32°40′12.9″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kherson Oblast
Raion	Kherson Raion
Hromada	Oleshky urban hromada
Area
• Total	4 km^2 (2 sq mi)
• Land	3.9 km^2 (1.5 sq mi)
• Water	0.1 km^2 (0.04 sq mi)  2.5%
Elevation	2 m (6.5 ft)
Population
• Estimate  (2020)	1,050
Time zone	UTC+2 (Eastern European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Postal Code	75109
Telephone Area Code	+380 5542

Solontsi (Ukrainian: Солонці) is a village in Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. The village is located eight kilometres (five miles) south-east of the city of Kherson and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Oleshky.[1] The village is located close to the Dnieper River and is two metres (6.6 feet) above sea level.

As of June 2023, the village is under Russian occupation as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]

Population

The distribution of population by their native language based on the 2001 Ukrainian census:[3]

Language	Percentage of Population
Ukrainian	92.20%
Russian	4.47%
Armenian	2.95%
Belarusian	0.19%

It had a pre-war population of 1,050 inhabitants.[3]

References

1. "Node: Solontsi (337689148)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
2. Bailey, Riley; Wolkov, Nicole; Mappes, Grace; Hird, Karolina; Clark, Mason. "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 16, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
3. "Ukraine Census". September 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-27. Retrieved 21 September 2022.