Vasylivka

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Vasylivka
Василівка
Popov Manor House
Popov Manor House
Flag of Vasylivka
Flag
Coat of arms of Vasylivka
Coat of arms
Vasylivka is located in Ukraine
Vasylivka
Vasylivka
Location of Vasylivka
Coordinates: 47°26′3″N 35°16′35″E / 47.43417°N 35.27639°E / 47.43417; 35.27639
Country
Oblast
Raion		Ukraine
Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Vasylivsky Raion
Founded1784
City rights1957
Area
 • Land10.23 km2 (3.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total12,771
Postal code
71602
Area code(s)+380-6175
ClimateDfa

Vasylivka (Ukrainian: Василівка; Russian: Васильевка) is a city in Zaporizhzhia Oblast (province) in southern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Vasylivka Raion. The city is situated on the banks of the Kakhovka Reservoir on the Dnieper River. Population: 12,771 (2021 est.)[1]

History[]

The area was settled by the Zaporozhian Cossacks in the 1740s. In 1788, Catherine II of Russia granted the region to a landlord Vasili Stepanovich Popov, a Russian general whose name Vasylivka as his manor still bears. His grandson built the Popov Manor House there. The residence was visited by Anton Makarenko in 1925.

In January 1989, according to the census, population was 16,325.

In January 2013, population was 13,996.[2]

Gallery[]

  • Popov Castle (back view)

  • Old district of Vasylivka

  • Former school

  • Bus station

  • Васильевка (2018).jpg

References[]

  1. ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.62

Coordinates: 47°26′N 35°16′E / 47.433°N 35.267°E / 47.433; 35.267


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