Novokostiantynivka, Sumy Oblast

Novokostiantynivka
Новокостянтинівка
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Interactive map of Novokostiantynivka
Novokostiantynivka is located in Sumy Oblast
Novokostiantynivka
Novokostiantynivka
Location of Novokostiantynivka
Novokostiantynivka is located in Ukraine
Novokostiantynivka
Novokostiantynivka
Novokostiantynivka (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 51°9′52″N 34°43′5″E / 51.16444°N 34.71806°E / 51.16444; 34.71806
Country Ukraine
OblastSumy Oblast
RaionSumy Raion
HromadaKhotin settlement hromada
Elevation196 m (643 ft)
Population
 (2001)[2]
 • Total
25
Time zoneUTC+2
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3
Postal code
42315
Area code+380 542

Novokostiantynivka is a village in Ukraine, in Khotin settlement hromada, Sumy Raion, Sumy Oblast. Until 2016, the local government body was Oleksiivka Village Council [uk].

Geography

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The village of Novokostiantynivka is located on the border with Russia, 1 km from the village of Stepne [uk].

History

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On June 12, 2020, in accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 723-r "On the Determination of Administrative Centers and Approval of Territories of Territorial Communities of Sumy Region", it became part of the Khotin settlement hromada.[3]

On July 19, 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and liquidation of the Sumy Raion (1923—2020) [uk], the village became part of the newly formed Sumy Raion.[4]

On August 26, 2024, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Russian forces shelled the border territories of Sumy Oblast. A single explosion was recorded in the village, which is believed to be a KAB.[5]

On September 19, 2024, the Verkhovna Rada supported the renaming of the village of Pershe Travnya to Novokostiantynivka. The renaming came into effect on September 26, 2024.[6]

Demographics

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According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village's population was 136 people.[2] The main languages of the village were:[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Pershe Travnia". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Table: 19A0501_07_059. Number of actual population in rural areas, Sumska oblast (1,2,3,4)". Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Кабінет Міністрів України - Про визначення адміністративних центрів та затвердження територій територіальних громад Сумської області". www.kmu.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  4. ^ "Постанова Верховної Ради України від" (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  5. ^ "Рашисти скинули на Сумщині рекордну кількість КАБів | Данкор онлайн | Сумской информационный портал: все новости Сумщины". dancor.sumy.ua (in Ukrainian). 2024-08-26. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  6. ^ "Постанова Верховної Ради України від 19 вересня 2024 року № 3984-IX". kmu.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  7. ^ "Table: 19A050501_02_059. Distribution of the population by native language, Sumska oblast (1,2,3,4)". Retrieved 26 August 2025.