Balabyne
Urban locality in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Balabyne (Ukrainian: Балабине; Russian: Балабино) is a rural settlement in Zaporizhzhia Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, southern Ukraine. Balabyne is the administrative center of the Balabyne Council, a local government area.[2] It belongs to Kushuhum settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[3] Population: 5,850 (2022 estimate).[4] In 2001, population was 5,668 according to the census.[2]
Balabyne
Балабине | |
|---|---|
  Balabyne Location of Balabyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast  Balabyne Balabyne (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 47°44′39″N 35°13′13″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
| Raion | Zaporizhzhia Raion |
| Founded | 1777 |
| Settlement status | 1938 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.613 km2 (1.009 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total |  5,850 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 70435–436 |
| Area code | +380 61 |
| Climate | Dfa |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
The settlement was first founded in 1777 as the village of Petrivska (Ukrainian: Петрівська). In 1938, it was renamed to Balabyne and given the status of an urban-type settlement.[2] It is located on the left bank of the Kakhovka Reservoir, just south of Zaporizhzhia's Komunarskyi District.
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