Zhovti Vody
Zhovti Vody
Жовті Води | |
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Coordinates: 48°21′0″N 33°30′0″E / 48.35000°N 33.50000°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
Raion | Zhovti Vody City Municipality |
Founded | 1895 |
City | 1957 |
Area | |
• Total | 33.25 km2 (12.84 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 43,591 |
• Density | 1,588/km2 (4,110/sq mi) |
Postal code | 52290- |
Area code | +380-5652 |
Website | zhv |
Zhovti Vody (Template:Lang-uk [ˈʒɔu̯tʲi ˈwɔdɪ]; Template:Lang-ru [ˈʐoltɨjə ˈvodɨ]; lit. ''Yellow Waters'') is a town in south-central Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province). Administratively, it is incorporated within Zhovti Vody municipality as a town of oblast significance, the status equivalent to that of a raion (district). Zhovti Vody is located on the Yellow River (Template:Lang-uk) approximately 130 km (81 mi) west of the oblast's administrative center, Dnipro. Population: 43,591 (2020 est.)[1].
It is a center for the extraction and processing of uranium ore.
The historic Battle of Zhovti Vody was fought on the site of the present-day city.
The area has been referred to by the term Zhovti Vody (literally "yellow waters") since before the founding of the first village on the site in 1895.
Demographics
Sport
Gallery
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Bus station
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Mining plant building
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Former factory in Zhovti Vody
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"Nova" mine
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Main street
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Zhovti Vody Old Town
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New building in Zhovti Vody
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Zhovta River
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Old Orthodox church
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Zhovti Vody Museum of History
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Children's park
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Zhovti Vody Lycaeum
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Apartment blocks in Zhovti Vody
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Institute of Business Strategy
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Liberation War monument
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Train station Zhovti Vody
Famous People
- Inna Tsyganok, a professional Ukrainian triathlete
- Anastasia Polyanskaya, a professional Russian triathlete
References
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2020 року / Population of Ukraine Number of Existing as of January 1, 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2023.
External links
- (in Russian) Zhovti Vody News
- (in Ukrainian) Information Card of the City - official site of the Parliament of Ukraine
48°21′N 33°30′E / 48.350°N 33.500°E