Kolomak Raion

Kolomak Raion (Ukrainian: Коломацький район) is a raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is the urban-type settlement of Kolomak. Population: 7,028(2017 est.)[1]

Kolomak Raion

Коломацький район
Raion
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Raion location in Kharkiv Oblast
Coordinates: 49°50′13.1778″N 35°17′55.3416″E
Country Ukraine
OblastKharkiv Oblast
Admin. centerKolomak
Area
  Total330 km2 (130 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
  Total7,028
  Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitehttp://kolomakrda.gov.ua

In Kolomak Ivan Mazepa was elected the Hetman of Left-bank Ukraine in 1687.[2] A monument of him was unveiled in July 2017 in Kolomak.[3]

References

  1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  2. Ivan Katchanovski; Zenon E. Kohut; Bohdan Y. Nebesio; Myroslav Yurkevich (2013). "Ivan Mazepa" entry in Historical Dictionary of Ukraine. Scarecrow Press. p. 362. ISBN 9780810878471.
  3. (in Russian) A monument to Ivan Mazepa was opened in the Kharkiv region (photo), SQ (23 July 2017)
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