Nova Basan (Ukrainian: Нова Басань) is a village (selo) of Ukraine, in Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast. It hosts the administration of Nova Basan rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]
In 1897, a post office was opened in Nova Basan.[2] According to the Russian Empire Census of 1897, it had a population 7326, of whom 3460 were men and 3866 women. 6930 were Orthodox.[3]
During the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine, the village was occupied by Russia after the initial invasion but was retaken by Ukraine in early April.[4]
According to the 1989 USSR Census, the village had a population of 4017, of whom 1700 were men and 2317 women.[5]
According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village had a population of 3282.[6]
The native languages of its inhabitants, according to the 2001 census:[7]
Language | % |
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Ukrainian | 98.53 % |
Russian | 1.31 % |
Romanian | 0.09 % |
Belarusian | 0.03 % |
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