Nova Kakhovka
Nova Kakhovka
Нова Каховка | |
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 Aerial view of Nova Kakhovka. | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Map of Ukraine with Nova Kakhovka highlighted. | |
| Country Oblast Raion | Ukraine Kherson Oblast Nova Kakhovka City Municipality |
| Founded | 28 February, 1952 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 222.7 km2 (86.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 72,700 |
| • Density | 363/km2 (940/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 74900 |
| Area code | +380 5549 |
| Website | novakahovka.com.ua |
Nova Kakhovka (Ukrainian: Нова Каховка) is a city in the Kherson Oblast of southern Ukraine. It is designated as a separate raion (district) within the oblast, and is an important river port on Dnieper River and the Kakhovka Reservoir. It is also the site of the Tavria Games, (Ukrainian: Таврійські ігри, translit. Tavriys'ki hry), the most popular annual international music festival in the region.
The current estimated population is around 52,611 (as of 2001), with an urban population of 75,392.
History
Nova Kakhovka was founded on 28 February, 1952, in the place where, from 1891, the village Klyuchevoe had existed. It was in direct proximity of the established dam of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (1947-1948), and was built to house the plant's construction workers. Since its founding, the city has been called Nova Kakhovka, or New Kakhova, in deference to the city of Kakhova located 15 km (9.3 mi) away. After the construction of the power plant was finished, most of the workers stayed in Nova Kakhovka.
Geography
The city is sometimes referred to as an oasis, because it was built on an area where sand was plentiful. During the construction of the city, the parks and sod were built and lain on the sandy ground. Also, the architectural plans were developed to build streets and squares in the way they would harmonize perfectly with the shoreline of the reservoir.
Modern Nova Kakhovka
Economy and transport
The economic activities in Nova Kakhovka are engineering (electrotechnology) and power production. Near the city the large North Crimean Canal begins, via which the southwest of the Kherson Oblast and the entire northern part of the Crimea are supplied with water coming from the Dnieper River.
The city is located between Kherson in the west and Melitopol in the east on the European route E58, which runs from Odessa to Rostov-on-Don near the city. The city contains a non electrified, one lane railroad, an airport, a water route to the Black Sea, and a port which is located on the southwest part of the Khakovka Reservoir.
Administrative divisions
The Nova Kakhovka city has a small city and an urban type village within it, as well as eight small villages in the outlying area.
- Small towns and urban type villages: Tavriysk, Dnipryany
- Villages: Korsunka, Maslivka, Novy Laheri, Obryvky, Pischane, Plodove, Raiske, Topolivka
View of Nova Kakhovka
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The administrative center of Nova Kakhovka. -
"The Cental" Shopping Centre, former "Children's World" -
Trimuphal arch over Nova Kakhovka locks. -
The naberezhna (shoreline) in Nova Kakhovka. -
The Park Slavy.
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