| Kodyma | |
| Native Name: | Ukrainian: Кодима |
| Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Odesa Oblast#Ukraine |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ukraine |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
| Subdivision Name1: | Odesa Oblast |
| Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
| Subdivision Name2: | Podilsk Raion |
| Subdivision Type3: | Hromada |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kodyma urban hromada |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Serhiy Lupashko |
| Established Title: | City founded |
| Established Date: | 1754 |
| Elevation M: | 266 |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.53 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Total: | 8404 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 48.1°N 29.1167°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 66000-66003 |
| Area Code: | +380-4867 |
| Website: | https://kodyma-mr.gov.ua/ |
Kodyma (uk|Кодима, pronounced as /uk/; ro|Codâma) is a city in Odesa Oblast (region) of central Ukraine, located in the historic region of Podolia, south-eastern Podilia. It hosts the administration of Kodyma urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population:
Kodyma is named after a river Kodyma, on which it is located.
On maps of the 16th century of Wenceslaus Grodecki there is a region identified as "Codima solitudo, uastissima" (a very vast desert).[2] The area is located around the mid-stream of Southern Bug. It is believed that the Kodyma's etymology of Turkic origin and means a lower saturated with water place.[3] [4]
In the Polish Geographic dictionary (Słownik geograficzny) it is mentioned as a small town (miasteczko) in Balta county and has a train station on the Kyiv–Odesa railroad. The city foundation date is stated as 1754, however according to the Geographic Dictionary Kodyma as a real estate existed before and belonged to the family of Zamoyski. Later it transferred to the family of Koniecpolski after Johanna Barabara Zamoyska married Aleksander Koniecpolski.
In 1694 Cossacks of Semen Paliy defeated a Tatar army at the battle of Kodyma.[3]
The modern city of Kodyma was founded by Józef Lubomirski (son of Jerzy Aleksander Lubomirski) in 1754.[3]
Until 18 July 2020, Kodyma was the administrative center of Kodyma Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odesa Oblast to seven. The area of Kodyma Raion was merged into Podilsk Raion.[5] [6]
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the town had a population of 9,493 people. In addition to the ethnic Ukrainian majority, which makes up more than 90% of the population, Kodyma is home to small Russian, Moldovan and Belarusian minorities. The settlement is overwhelmingly Ukrainian-speaking.[7] [8]
Native languages according to the 2001 Ukrainian census: