Kushuhum
Kushuhum or Kushugum (Ukrainian: Кушугум) is an urban-type settlement in Zaporizhzhia Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, southern Ukraine. Kushuhum hosts the administration of Kushuhum settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] Population: 7,796 (2022 estimate).[3] In 2001, its population was 5,668 according to the census,[4] Kushuhum is the administrative center of the Kushuhum Council, a local government area.[4]
Kushuhum
Кушугум | |
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  Kushuhum Location of Kushuhum in Zaporizhzhia Oblast  Kushuhum Kushuhum (Zaporizhzhia Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 47°42′38″N 35°13′09″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
| Raion | Zaporizhzhia Raion |
| Founded | 1770 |
| Settlement status | 1938 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.499 km2 (1.737 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total |  7,796 |
| 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.[4] It is located on the left bank of the Kakhovka Reservoir.
References
- "Kushuhum (Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- "Кушугумська територіальна громада" (in Ukrainian). decentralization.gov.ua.
- 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.
- "Kushuhum, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
External links
Media related to Category:Kushugum at Wikimedia Commons
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