Kushuhum

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Kushuhum
Кушугум
Rural settlement
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Kushuhum
Location of Kushuhum in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
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Kushuhum
Kushuhum (Zaporizhzhia Oblast)
Coordinates: 47°42′38″N35°13′09″E / 47.71056°N 35.21917°E / 47.71056; 35.21917
CountryFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Oblast Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Raion Zaporizhzhia Raion
Hromada Kushuhum settlement hromada
Founded1770
Settlement status1938
Area
 • Total
4.499 km2 (1.737 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
Decrease2.svg 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/ [ permanent dead link ‍]

Kushuhum or Kushugum (Ukrainian : Кушугум) is a rural settlement in Zaporizhzhia Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, southern Ukraine. Kushuhum hosts the administration of Kushuhum settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. [2] In 2001, its population was 5,668 according to the census, [3] Kushuhum is the administrative center of the Kushuhum settlement council, a local government area. [3]

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History

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.

Until 26 January 2024, Kushuhum was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Kushuhum became a rural settlement. [4]

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the population of Kushuhum is 7,764 people. According to the 2022 estimate, the population is 7,796 people.

Language

Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census: [5]

LanguagePercentage
Ukrainian 84.5%
Russian 15.2%
other0.3%

References

  1. ↑ "Kushuhum (Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Кушугумська територіальна громада" (in Ukrainian). decentralization.gov.ua.
  3. 1 2 3 "Kushuhum, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine . Retrieved 14 January 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України".
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