Kushuhum
Kushuhum or Kushugum (Ukrainian: Кушугум) is an urban-type settlement in the Zaporizhzhia Raion (district) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. Population: 7,970 (2020 est.)[2] . In 2001, its population was 5,668 according to the census,[3] Kushuhum is the administrative center of the Kushuhum Council, a local government area.[3]
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 |
| Province | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
| District | Zaporizhzhia Raion |
| Founded | 1770 |
| Settlement status | 1938 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.499 km2 (1.737 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total |  7,970 |
| 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.[3] It is located on the left bank of the Kakhovka Reservoir.
References
- "Kushuhum (Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- "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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