Balabyne

Balabyne (Ukrainian: Балабине; Russian: Балабино) is an urban-type settlement in the Zaporizhzhia Raion (district) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. Balabyne is the administrative center of the Balabyne Council, a local government area.[2] Population: 5,940 (2020 est.)[3] . In 2001, population was 5,668 according to the census.[2]

Balabyne Балабине
Urban-type settlement
Balabyne Location of Balabyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Coordinates: 47°44′39″N 35°13′13″E
Country	Ukraine
Province	Zaporizhzhia Oblast
District	Zaporizhzhia Raion
Founded	1777
Settlement status	1938
Area
• Total	2.613 km^2 (1.009 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	35 m (115 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,940
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	70435–436
Area code	+380 61
Climate	Dfa
Website	http://rada.gov.ua/

The settlement was first founded in 1777 as the village of Petrivska (Ukrainian: Петрівська). In 1938, it was renamed to Balabyne and given the status of an urban-type settlement.[2] It is located on the left bank of the Kakhovka Reservoir, just south of Zaporizhzhia's Komunarskyi District.

References

1. "Balabyne (Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
2. "Balabyne, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
3. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.