Zhovti Vody

Zhovti Vody (Ukrainian: Жовті Води [ˈʒɔu̯tʲi ˈwɔdɪ]; Russian: Жёлтые Воды [ˈʐoltɨjə ˈvodɨ]; lit. ''Yellow Waters'') is a town in south-central Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province). Administratively, it is incorporated within Zhovti Vody municipality as a town of oblast significance, the status equivalent to that of a raion (district). Zhovti Vody is located on the Yellow River (Ukrainian: Річка Жовта) approximately 130 km (81 mi) west of the oblast's administrative center, Dnipro. Population: 44,128 (2019 est.)[1].

Zhovti Vody

Жовті Води
Zhovti Vody Palace of Culture
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Zhovti Vody
Location of Zhovti Vody
Coordinates: 48°21′0″N 33°30′0″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
RaionZhovti Vody City Municipality
Founded1895
City1957
Area
 • Total33.25 km2 (12.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total44,128
 • Density1,588/km2 (4,110/sq mi)
Postal code
52290-
Area code(s)+380-5652
Websitezhv.gov.ua

It is a center for the extraction and processing of uranium ore.

The historic Battle of Zhovti Vody was fought on the site of the present-day city.

The area has been referred to by the term Zhovti Vody (literally "yellow waters") since before the founding of the first village on the site in 1895.

Demographics
populations 1959-2011

Sport

There's a bandy team.

  • Bus station
  • Mining plant building
  • Former factory in Zhovti Vody
  • "Nova" mine
  • Main street
  • Zhovti Vody Old Town
  • New building in Zhovti Vody
  • Zhovta River
  • Old Orthodox church
  • Zhovti Vody Museum of History
  • Children's park
  • Zhovti Vody Lycaeum
  • Apartment blocks in Zhovti Vody
  • Institute of Business Strategy
  • Liberation War monument

Famous People

References
  1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 23 May 2020.


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