Luhansk

Luhansk Луганськ Lugansk
City
Park of the Heroes of the Great Patriotic War, Museum of local history, Academic Russian Drama Theatre, Radianska Street, and Luhanskteplovoz steam locomotive
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48°34′04″N 39°18′11″E / 48.56778°N 39.30306°E / 48.56778; 39.30306
Country	Ukraine (de jure) Russia (de facto)
Oblast	Luhansk Oblast (de jure)
Raion	Luhansk Raion (de jure)
Hromada	Luhansk urban hromada (de jure)
Federal subject	Luhansk People's Republic (de facto)
Founded	1795
Government
• Mayor (LPR)	Manolis Pilavov
Area
• City	257 km2 (99 sq mi)
• Metro	2,147 km2 (829 sq mi)
Elevation	105 m (344 ft)
Population  (2022)
• City	397,677
• Density	1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
• Metro	527,367
Postal code	91000
Area code	+380 642
Climate	Dfa

Luhansk (UK: /luːˈhænsk/, US: /-ˈhɑːn-/; Ukrainian: Луганськ, IPA: [lʊˈɦɑnʲsʲk] ^ⓘ), also known as Lugansk (UK: /-ˈɡæn-/, US: /-ˈɡɑːn-/; Russian: Луганск, IPA: [lʊˈɡansk]), is a city in the Donbas region, eastern Ukraine. As of 2022, the population was estimated to be 397,677 (2022 estimate),^[1] making Luhansk the 12th-largest city in Ukraine.

Luhansk served as the administrative center of Luhansk Oblast, before pro-Russian separatists seized control of the city in 2014 and made it the capital of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian administration was located in Sievierodonetsk from 2014 to 2022 during the war in Donbas, due to Ukraine not being in control of Luhansk. Sievierodonetsk was captured by Russia in 2022 and the Luhansk Oblast was later annexed by Russia in late 2022.