Khrystynivka
Khrystynivka (Ukrainian: Христи́нівка, IPA: [xrɪsˈtɪn⁽ʲ⁾iu̯kɐ]; Russian: Христи́новка, romanized: Khristínovka) is a city in Cherkasy Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Khrystynivka Raion. Population: 10,683 (2017 est.)[1]
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| Coordinates: 48°48′N 29°58′E | |
| Country Oblast Raion | Ukraine Cherkasy Oblast Khrystynivka Raion |
| Founded | 1890 |
| City status | 1956 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mykola Nakonechnyj |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 238 m (781 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 10,683 |
| • Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 20000-20008 |
| Area code(s) | +380-4745 |
| Website | https://archive.is/20140802060854/http://khryst-rada.gov.ua/ |
It is also the site of an ancient mega-settlement dating to 4000 - 3600 BC belonging to the Cucuteni-Trypillian culture. The settlement was for the time very large, covering an area of 100 hectares. This proto-city are just one of 2,440 Cucuteni-Trypillia settlements discovered so far in Moldova and Ukraine. 194 (8%) of these settlements had an area of more than 10 hectares between 5000 - 2700 BC and more than 29 settlements had an area in the range 100 - 300 - 450 Hectares.[2]
References
- "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- http://www.trypillia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=104:videiko-m-yu-trypillia-culture-proto-cities-after-40-years-of-investigations&catid=54:archaeology&Itemid=66
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