Balabyne

Balabyne
Балабине
Urban-type settlement
Balabyne

Location of Balabyne in Zaporizhia Oblast

Coordinates: UA 47°44′39″N 35°13′13″E / 47.74417°N 35.22028°E / 47.74417; 35.22028Coordinates: UA 47°44′39″N 35°13′13″E / 47.74417°N 35.22028°E / 47.74417; 35.22028
Country  Ukraine
Province Zaporizhia Oblast
District Zaporizhia Raion
Founded 1777
Settlement status 1938
Area
 • Total 2.613 km2 (1.009 sq mi)
Elevation[1] 35 m (115 ft)
Population (2013)
 • Total Increase 6,166
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 70435–436
Area code +380 61
Climate Dfa
Website http://rada.gov.ua/

Balabyne (Ukrainian: Балабине; Russian: Балабино) is an urban-type settlement in the Zaporizhia Raion (district) of Zaporizhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. Balabyne is the administrative center of the Balabyne Council, a local government area.[2] Population: 6,166 (2013 est.)[3]. In 2001, population was 5,668 according to the census.[2]

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 Zaporizhia's Komunarskyi District.

References

  1. ↑ "Balabyne (Zaporizhia Oblast, Zaporizhia Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Balabyne, Zaporizhia Oblast, Zaporizhia Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.


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