Bilytske
Білицьке
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| Coordinates: 48°24′N 37°11′E / 48.400°N 37.183°E / 48.400; 37.183 | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Pokrovsk Raion |
| Hromada | Dobropillia urban hromada |
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| • Total | 7,764 |
Bilytske (Ukrainian: Білицьке, pronounced [ˈb⁽ʲ⁾iɫɪt͡sʲke] ⓘ; Russian: Белицкое) is a city in Dobropillia urban hromada, Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population: 7,764 (2022 estimate).[1]
During the Second World War, from November 1941 to 1943, the settlement was occupied by Axis troops.
In December 1966, the urban-type settlement became a city.[2][3][4]
In 1980s the basis of the economy was coal mining.[4] In January 1989, the population of the city was 11.6 thousand people[3]
In January 2013 the population was 8,691 people.[5]
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[6]
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