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]

Khrystynivka

Христинівка
City
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Khrystynivka
Coordinates: 48°48′N 29°58′E
Country
Oblast
Raion
Ukraine
Cherkasy Oblast
Khrystynivka Raion
Founded1890
City status1956
Government
  MayorMykola Nakonechnyj
Area
  Total13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation
238 m (781 ft)
Population
 (2007)
  Total10,683
  Density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Postal code
20000-20008
Area code(s)+380-4745
Websitehttps://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]

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