{
  "place_id": "bunhe#7678_12126",
  "wikidata": "Q570563",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Бунге",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Bunhe",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. The BGN/PCGN 1965 result is identical. The ALA-LC 2011 result is identical.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Bunge",
          "why": "Russian-based spelling, also preserving the German surname from which the town's name arose. Also the ISO 9:1995 result."
        },
        {
          "name": "Yunokomunarivsk",
          "why": "Former Ukrainian name, replaced by Bunhe in 2016."
        },
        {
          "name": "Yunokommunarovsk",
          "why": "Russian form of the former Soviet name; retained in occupation usage."
        },
        {
          "name": "Iounokomounarivsk",
          "why": "French transcription of the former Ukrainian name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Бунге",
          "why": "Original-script Ukrainian name, useful when English texts quote local addresses or source titles."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Bounhe",
      "why": "French reference spelling, using ou for the Ukrainian vowel written u in English. Attested in the French-language entry checked for this place.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Bunge",
          "why": "Russian/German spelling for French historical searches; not automatically an error for Bounhe."
        },
        {
          "name": "Yunokomunarivsk",
          "why": "Former Ukrainian spelling in international sources; French normally adapts the initial and internal vowels."
        },
        {
          "name": "Yunokommunarovsk",
          "why": "Russian-based international spelling for French historical searches."
        },
        {
          "name": "Iounokomounarivsk",
          "why": "Former name explicitly used in French reference material; replaced in 2016 under Ukrainian law."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bunhe",
          "why": "International Ukrainian spelling for cross-language searches in French; see the English block for its transliteration provenance."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Bunhe is a mining town beside Yenakiieve in Donetsk Oblast, on the Bulavynka River. Its history is closely connected with the Yunkom coal mine.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Renamed from Yunokomunarivsk to Bunhe in 2016. Bunge reflects Russian spelling and the original German surname; it should not automatically be described as a misspelling. The Ukrainian spelling Бунґе is found but its official status is unverified.",
  "rank": 739,
  "slug": "bunhe"
}