Novomyrhorod

Coordinates: 48°47′N 31°39′E / 48.783°N 31.650°E / 48.783; 31.650
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Novomyrhorod
Новомиргород
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Clockwise from top right: Skyline of the town, Elias Church (1786), Panski Hory Reserve, Monument to Taras Shevchenko, Former Hospital (1913), Zlatopil Gymnasium, Central Square
Novomyrhorod Flag
Novomyrhorod coat of arms
Novomyrhorod is located in Ukraine Kirovohrad Oblast
Novomyrhorod
Novomyrhorod
Novomyrhorod is located in Ukraine
Novomyrhorod
Novomyrhorod
Coordinates: 48°47′N 31°39′E / 48.783°N 31.650°E / 48.783; 31.650
Country Ukraine
Oblast Kirovohrad Oblast
Area
 • Total88.52 km2 (34.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total11,024
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Postal code
26000-26001
Area code+380 5256
Websitenovomirgorod.com.ua

Novomyrhorod (Ukrainian: Новомиргород, Russian: Новоми́ргород) is a city in Kirovohrad Oblast (region) of central Ukraine, in the southern part of the Middle Dnieper area. It is the administrative center of Novomyrhorod Raion. Its population is approximately 11,024 (2020 est.)[1].

Novomyrhorod is situated on the banks of the Velyka Vys River.

Name and history

The name literally means "New Myrhorod" or "new peace town".

Between 1752 and 1764, Novomyrhorod was the capital of New Serbia.

Since 1802 it was a town in Kherson Governorate of Russian Empire.

Since 1923 Novomyrhorod was the district center of Yelysavethradsky District, Ukrainian SSR.

City since 1960.[2][3]

In 1989 population was 16 349 people.[4][3]

In 2013 population was 11 569 people.[5]

Gallery

See also

  • Zlatopol — former town, Jewish shtetl, now it is a part of Novomyrhorod.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Новомиргород // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 18. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1974.
  3. ^ a b Новомиргород // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 2. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.41
  4. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
  5. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.72