Obukhiv

Obukhiv (Ukrainian: Обухів) is a city in Kiev Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population: 33,102 (2013 est.)[1]. In 2001, population was 32,776.

Obukhiv

Обухів
Обухов
City of regional significance
Main square of Obukhiv
Flag
Coat of arms
Obukhiv
Coordinates: 50°7′48″N 30°39′24″E
CountryUkraine
OblastKiev Oblast
RaionObukhiv Raion
Founded1362
Area
 • Total24.2 km2 (9.3 sq mi)
Elevation
177 m (581 ft)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total33,102
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
08700—08705
Area code(s)+380 4572

Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance. Obukhiv is also an administrative center of the Obukhiv Raion, though it does not belong to the region. Two other nearby villages, Lendy and Tatsenky, are subordinated to Obukhiv Municipality. The city has a Holodomor memorial and in 2009 the municipal administration took down the Lenin monument which was repeatedly vandalized. It is 178 km south - southeast of Chernobyl.

History

Geography

Obukhiv has a dry sub-humid (0.5 - 0.65 p/pet) climate. The land area is not cultivated, most of the natural vegetation is still intact. The landscape is mostly covered with mosaic vegetation/croplands. The climate is classified as a humid continental (humid with severe winter, no dry season with a cool temperate moist forest bio-zone . The soil in the area is high in chernozems, phaeozems, greyzems (ch), dark colored, deep soils in organic matter, calcareous lower in profile, also typical of grass steppe/prairie.

Climate

July is warmest with an average temperature of 24.8 °C at noon. January is coldest with an average temperature of -8.3 °C at night. Obukhiv has distinct cold and warm seasons, like cold winters and warm summers. The temperatures at night are cooler than during daytime.[2]

Winter has prolonged freezing periods, with the coldest month most often being December. July is on average the month with most sunshine. Rainfall and other precipitation has no distinct peak month.[2]

Climate data for Obukhiv, Ukraine
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11.0
(51.8)		 15.0
(59.0)		 10.0
(50.0)		 26.0
(78.8)		 35.0
(95.0)		 34.0
(93.2)		 36.8
(98.2)		 37.0
(98.6)		 33.0
(91.4)		 27.0
(80.6)		 19.0
(66.2)		 15.0
(59.0)		 37
(99)
Average high °C (°F) −2.6
(27.3)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 3.9
(39.0)		 13.4
(56.1)		 20.3
(68.5)		 23.5
(74.3)		 24.8
(76.6)		 24.0
(75.2)		 18.9
(66.0)		 12.0
(53.6)		 4.5
(40.1)		 0.0
(32.0)		 11.8
(53.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −5.4
(22.3)		 −4.4
(24.1)		 0.4
(32.7)		 8.7
(47.7)		 15.1
(59.2)		 18.3
(64.9)		 19.6
(67.3)		 18.7
(65.7)		 13.9
(57.0)		 8.0
(46.4)		 1.9
(35.4)		 −2.4
(27.7)		 7.7
(45.9)
Average low °C (°F) −8.2
(17.2)		 −7.3
(18.9)		 −3.0
(26.6)		 4.0
(39.2)		 9.9
(49.8)		 13.2
(55.8)		 14.5
(58.1)		 13.5
(56.3)		 9.0
(48.2)		 3.9
(39.0)		 −0.7
(30.7)		 −4.7
(23.5)		 3.7
(38.6)
Record low °C (°F) −27.0
(−16.6)		 −30.0
(−22.0)		 −19.0
(−2.2)		 −7.0
(19.4)		 −3.0
(26.6)		 2.0
(35.6)		 6.0
(42.8)		 4.0
(39.2)		 −2.0
(28.4)		 −10.0
(14.0)		 −25.0
(−13.0)		 −30.0
(−22.0)		 −30.0
(−22.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 35
(1.4)		 32
(1.3)		 34
(1.3)		 47
(1.9)		 55
(2.2)		 97
(3.8)		 74
(2.9)		 57
(2.2)		 60
(2.4)		 37
(1.5)		 45
(1.8)		 39
(1.5)		 612
(24.1)
Average rainy days 9 8 8 10 10 13 11 9 10 8 10 10 116
Source: Obukhiv Weather History[3]

Economy

Culture

15 SEP is the Day of Obukhiv.

Government

Oleksandr Levchenko was elected mayor in March 2012 (with 38.6% of the total vote); thanks to a low voter turnout of 43% with only 4,500.[4] Since the 2010 local elections Levchenko's Party of Regions also holds most seats in the 46 seats city council (18 with 39,1%), followed by UDAR of Vitaliy Klychko (11 with 23,9%).[4][5]

Transportation

Major Roads

Airports

The closest major airport is the Boryspil International Airport which is located 33 km north east of Obukhiv.

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Ukraine

Twin towns – Sister cities

Obukhiv is twinned with:

  • Holodomor monument in Obukhiv, Ukraine.
  • Old mill at the Holodomor monument in Obukhiv, Ukraine.
  • Monument to poet Andriy Malyshko

References
  1. Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. Archived 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine; Chinci World Atlas; February 4, 2011
  3. "Obukhiv Weather History". Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  4. Mayoral elections in Obukhiv sound alarm bells for opposition, Z I K (19 March 2012)
    PR:No falsification at Obukhiv elections, Kyiv Weekly (19 March 2012)
    Tymoshenko:'If we don't unite today, tomorrow we will tap on walls in prison, rather than write letters', Interfax-Ukraine (20 March 2012)
  5. (in Ukrainian) Обухівська міська рада, Central Election Commission of Ukraine
  • myobukhiv.com - information about local government and businesses in Obukhiv (in Russian and Ukrainian)
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