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Kushuhum
Urban locality in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Kushuhum
Кушугум | |
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Coordinates: 47°42′38″N 35°13′09″E | |
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Oblast | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
Raion | Zaporizhzhia Raion |
Hromada | Kushuhum settlement hromada |
Founded | 1770 |
Settlement status | 1938 |
Area | |
• Total | 4.499 km2 (1.737 sq mi) |
Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
Population (2022) | |
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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] |
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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.