Kushuhum or Kushugum (Ukrainian: Кушугум) is an urban-type settlement in the Zaporizhzhia Raion (district) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. Kushuhum hosts the administration of Kushuhum settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] Population: 7,886 (2021 est.)[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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Urban-type settlement | |
Kushuhum Location of Kushuhum in Zaporizhzhia Oblast Show map of UkraineKushuhum Kushuhum (Zaporizhzhia Oblast) Show map of Zaporizhzhia Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 47°42′38″N 35°13′09″E | |
| Country | |
| 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 (2021) | |
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| 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] |
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.
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Administrative center: Zaporizhzhia | ||
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