Kushuhum | |
Native Name: | Кушугум |
Native Name Lang: | uk |
Settlement Type: | Rural settlement |
Pushpin Map: | Ukraine#Ukraine Zaporizhia Oblast |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Kushuhum in Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
Coordinates: | 47.7106°N 35.2192°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
Subdivision Name1: | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
Subdivision Name2: | Zaporizhzhia Raion |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1770 |
Established Title2: | Settlement status |
Established Date2: | 1938 |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 4.499 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 60 |
Population Total: | 7796 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 70450–451 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | +380 61 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Dfa |
Website: | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
Subdivision Type3: | Hromada |
Subdivision Name3: | Kushuhum settlement hromada |
Kushuhum or Kushugum (Ukrainian: Кушугум) is a rural settlement in Zaporizhzhia Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, southern Ukraine. Kushuhum hosts the administration of Kushuhum settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] In 2001, its population was 5,668 according to the census,[3] Kushuhum is the administrative center of the Kushuhum settlement council, a local government area.[3]
The settlement was first founded in 1770 as the village of Velyka Katerynivka (Ukrainian: Велика Катеринівка|links=no). In 1938, it was renamed to Kushuhum and given the status of an urban-type settlement.[3] It is located on the left bank of the Kakhovka Reservoir.
According to the 2001 census, the population of Kushuhum is 7,764 people. According to the 2022 estimate, the population is 7,796 people.
Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:[4]
Ukrainian | 84.5% | |
Russian | 15.2% | |
other | 0.3% |