Yuzhnoukrainsk
Yuzhnoukrainsk (Ukrainian: Южноукраї́нськ, pronounced [jʊʒ.no.ʊ.krɐˈjinʲsʲk]) is a city on the Southern Bug river, in Voznesensk Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine, about 350 kilometers (over 200 miles) south of the capital Kyiv. It hosts the administration of Yuzhnoukrainsk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 38,560 (2022 estimate).[2]
Yuzhnoukrainsk
Южноукраїнськ | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of Christ the Savior | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Yuzhnoukrainsk  Yuzhnoukrainsk | |
| Coordinates: 47°49′18″N 31°10′30″E | |
| Country Oblast Raion |  UkraineMykolaiv Oblast Voznesensk Raion |
| Founded | 1976 |
| City rights | 1987 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jevhen Kvasnevskyj |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,438 km2 (941 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total |  38,560 |
| Postal code | 55000 |
| Area code | +380-5136 |
| Website | yu |
History
Yuzhnoukrainsk was founded in 1976. It is one of the youngest Ukrainian towns.
Until 18 July 2020, Yuzhnoukrainsk was incorporated as a city of oblast significance. In July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Mykolaiv Oblast to four, the city of Yuzhnoukrainsk was merged into Voznesensk Raion.[3][4]
Had the Russian-held Mykolaiv Military–Civilian Administration pushed northwards capturing Nova Odesa and Voznesensk, Yuzhnoukrainsk will be the de jure capital of the oblast.
Industry
A dam and hydroelectric power station of the Tashlyk Pumped-Storage Power Plant is south of the city.
South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant, also known as Yuzhnoukrainsk Nuclear Power Plant, is on the opposite shore of the hydroelectric reservoir from the city. The power plant has three VVER-1000 reactors and a net capacity of 2,850 megawatts (MW). It is the second largest of the five nuclear power plants in the country. During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the nuclear power plant was close to being hit by Russian cruise missiles.[5]
Notable people
- Born
- Yelyzaveta Servatynska (born 1997) is a Ukrainian photojournalist.
- Vadym Sapay (born 1986) is a Ukrainian football player.
Gallery
Sts. Peter and Paul church
Palace of Culture
Professional Lyceum
Yuzhnoukrainsk Town Council
Church of All Saints of the Ukrainian people
Memorial sign "Grieving Angel" in memory of the victims of the Holodomor in Ukraine
References
- "Южноукраинская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- 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.
- "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- "Russia carries out act of nuclear terrorism by launching missiles over Pivdennoukrainska NPP – Energoatom", Interfax Ukraine, 20 February 2023
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