Yuzhnoukrainsk

Yuzhnoukrainsk (Ukrainian: Южноукраїнськ) is a city on the Southern Bug river, in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine, about 350 kilometers (over 200 miles) south of the capital Kyiv. It is incorporated as a city of oblast significance. Population: 39,048 (2021 est.)[1]

Yuzhnoukrainsk
Южноукраїнськ
Cathedral of Christ the Savior
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Yuzhnoukrainsk
Yuzhnoukrainsk
Coordinates: 47°49′18″N 31°10′30″E
Country
Oblast
City council		 Ukraine
Mykolaiv Oblast
City of Yuzhnoukrainsk
Founded1976
City rights1987
Government
 • MayorJevhen Kvasnevskyj
Area
 • Total2,438 km2 (941 sq mi)
Elevation
82 m (269 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total39,048
Postal code
55000
Area code(s)+380-5136
Websitehttp://yu.mk.ua/

History

Yuzhnoukrainsk was founded in 1976. It is one of the youngest Ukrainian towns.

Industry

A dam and hydroelectric power station of the Tashlyk Pumped-Storage Power Plant is south of the city. South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant, also known as Yuzhnoukrainsk Nuclear Power Plant, is on the opposite shore of the hydroelectric reservoir from the city. The nuclear power station has three VVER-1000 reactors and a net achievement of 2,850 megawatts (MW). It is the second largest of the five nuclear power stations in the country.

People

References
  1. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 / Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
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