Kushuhum
Kushuhum or Kushugum (Ukrainian: Кушугум) is an urban-type settlement in the Zaporizhia Raion (district) of Zaporizhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. Population: 8,258 (2013 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]
Kushuhum Кушугум | |
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  Kushuhum Location of Kushuhum in Zaporizhia Oblast  Kushuhum Kushuhum (Zaporizhia Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 47°42′38″N 35°13′09″E | |
| Country |  |
| Province | Zaporizhia Oblast |
| District | Zaporizhia Raion |
| Founded | 1770 |
| Settlement status | 1938 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.499 km2 (1.737 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total |  |
| 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/ |
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 (Zaporizhia Oblast, Zaporizhia Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- "Kushuhum, Zaporizhia Oblast, Zaporizhia Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
External links
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| Settlements |  Coat of arms of Zaporizhia Raion | |
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