Kushuhum
Kushuhum
Кушугум | |
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Kushuhum Location of Kushuhum in Zaporizhzhia Oblast | |
Coordinates: 47°42′38″N 35°13′09″E / 47.71056°N 35.21917°ECoordinates: 47°42′38″N 35°13′09″E / 47.71056°N 35.21917°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Province | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
District | Zaporizhzhia Raion |
Founded | 1770 |
Settlement status | 1938 |
Area | |
• Total | 4.499 km2 (1.737 sq mi) |
Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 7,886 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 70450–451 |
Area code | +380 61 |
Climate | Dfa |
Website | http://rada.gov.ua/[permanent dead link] |
Kushuhum or Kushugum (Ukrainian: Кушугум) is an urban-type settlement in the Zaporizhzhia Raion (district) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. Population: 7,886 (2021 est.)[2]. In 2001, its population was 5,668 according to the census,[3] Kushuhum is the administrative center of the Kushuhum Council, a local government area.[3]
The settlement was first founded in 1770 as the village of Velyka Katerynivka (Ukrainian: Велика Катеринівка). In 1938, it was renamed to Kushuhum and given the status of an urban-type settlement.[3] It is located on the left bank of the Kakhovka Reservoir.
References[]
- ^ "Kushuhum (Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Kushuhum, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 14 January 2015.[permanent dead link]
External links[]
- Media related to Category:Kushugum at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Zaporizhzhia Raion
- Urban-type settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
- Populated places established in 1770
- 1770 establishments in the Russian Empire
- Zaporizhzhia Oblast geography stubs