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 | |
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Coordinates: 47°42′38″N 35°13′09″E | |
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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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