Chasiv Yar

Chasiv Yar Часів Яр
City
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Coordinates: 48°58′N 38°25′E / 48.967°N 38.417°ECoordinates: 48°58′N 38°25′E / 48.967°N 38.417°E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk
Population (2013)
• Total	13,999

Chasiv Yar (Ukrainian: Часів Яр, Russian: Часов Яр) is a city in Bakhmut Municipality, Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population: 13,999 (2013 est.)^[1]. In 2001, the population was 16,612.

Joseph Kobzon was born in Chasiv Yar

Joseph Kobzon, an iconic Soviet crooner who has been acclaimed as "the official voice of the Soviet Union", was born on September 11, 1937 in Chasiv Yar.

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:^[2]

• Ukrainian 52.4%
• Russian 46.6%
• Armenian 0.2%
• Romani 0.1%
• Belarusian 0.1%
• Moldovan 0.1%

References

1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.