Kamianka, Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Kamianka (Ukrainian: Кам'янка), known as Kuibysheve (Ukrainian: Куйбишеве) from the Soviet period until May 2016, and Bilmak (Ukrainian: Більмак) until October 2021, is an urban-type settlement in Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, southern Ukraine. It is located in the eastern part of the oblast. Population: 6,358 (2022 estimate).[1] It is the center of Kamianka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

Kamianka
Кам'янка
Urban-type settlement
Flag of Kamianka
Flag
Official seal of Kamianka
Seal
Kamianka is located in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Kamianka
Kamianka
Kamianka is located in Ukraine
Kamianka
Kamianka
Location in Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°21′48″N 36°39′19″E
Country Ukraine
OblastZaporizhzhia Oblast
RaionPolohy Raion
HromadaKamianka settlement hromada
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total6,358
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

It was founded as "Kamianka" some time in the 18th century. The name probably comes from the Kamianka river, on which the village sits.[2] At some point during the Soviet era, Kamianka was renamed to "Kuibysheve" in honor of the Soviet politician Valerian Kuybyshev.[2]

After Ukrainian independence, on 21 May 2016, the Verkhovna Rada adopted a decision to rename Kuibysheve Raion to Bilmak Raion and Kuibysheve to "Bilmak" according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.[3] The new name was chosen because of a nearby Turkic burial mound named "Belmak". However, when transferred to the Ukrainian language, "bilmak" can mean roughly "a person with a black eye". This offended the residents of the town, and they continued to use the Communist name in colloquial speech. They suggested returning to its original name of "Kamianka"[2] and the Verkhovna Rada adopted this proposal on 6 October 2021.[4]

Economy

Transportation

The settlement is on Highway H08 connecting Zaporizhzhia and Mariupol.

The closest railway station is at Komysh-Zoria, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast of Kamianka. It has connections to Zaporizhzhia, Volnovakha, and Berdiansk. There is passenger traffic through the station.

References
  1. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  2. Astafiev, Denis (28 September 2020). "Жителі селища Більмак Запорізької області вимагають повернути населеному пункту історичну назву" [Residents of the village of Bilmak, Zaporizhzhia region, demand to return the settlement's historical name]. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  3. "Pro perejmenuvannja dejakih naselenih punktiv" (in Ukrainian). Holos Ukrainy. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  4. "Верховна Рада підтримала перейменування селища Більмак на Запоріжжі" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
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