Kushuhum
Kushuhum
Кушугум | |
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Coordinates: 47°42′38″N 35°13′09″E / 47.71056°N 35.21917°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Oblast | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
Raion | Zaporizhzhia Raion |
Hromada | Kushuhum settlement hromada |
Founded | 1770 |
Settlement status | 1938 |
Area | |
• Total | 4.499 km2 (1.737 sq mi) |
Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
Population (2022) | |
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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 a rural settlement in Zaporizhzhia Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, southern Ukraine. Kushuhum hosts the administration of Kushuhum settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] In 2001, its population was 5,668 according to the census,[3] Kushuhum is the administrative center of the Kushuhum settlement 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.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2001 census, the population of Kushuhum is 7,764 people. According to the 2022 estimate, the population is 7,796 people.
Language
[edit]Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:[4]
Language | Percentage |
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Ukrainian | 84.5% |
Russian | 15.2% |
other | 0.3% |
References
[edit]- ^ "Kushuhum (Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Кушугумська територіальна громада" (in Ukrainian). decentralization.gov.ua.
- ^ 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]
- ^ https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/ [bare URL]
External links
[edit]Media related to Category:Kushugum at Wikimedia Commons