Hirnyk, Donetsk Oblast

Hirnyk
Гірник
Hirnyk
Hirnyk
Coordinates: 48°03′N 37°22′E / 48.050°N 37.367°E / 48.050; 37.367
Country Ukraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
RaionPokrovsk Raion
HromadaKurakhove urban hromada
Founded1938
City status27 September 1958
Area
  Total
5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Elevation
195 m (640 ft)
Population
 (2022)
  Total
10,357
  Density2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
85487, 85488
Area code+380 6237

Hirnyk (Ukrainian: Гірник, pronounced [ɦirˈnɪk]; Russian: Горняк, romanized: Gornyak) is a city in Kurakhove urban hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It had a population of approximately 10,357 (2022 estimate). The city has been under Russian occupation since October 2024.