title: Nyzhnie, Luhansk Oblast
text: # Nyzhnie, Luhansk Oblast
  
  Nyzhnie (Ukrainian: Нижнє) is an urban-type settlement in Sievierodonetsk Raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine. Population: 2,133 (2022 est.)
  
  Until 18 July 2020, Nyzhnie was located in Popasna Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Luhansk Oblast to eight, of which only four were controlled by the government. The area of Popasna Raion was merged into Sievierodonetsk Raion.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  Native language distribution as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:
  
  * Ukrainian: 75.86%
  * Russian: 23.88%
  * Others 0.26%
  