Nova Praha | |
Native Name: | Нова Прага |
Native Name Lang: | uk |
Settlement Type: | Rural settlement |
Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Kirovohrad Oblast#Ukraine |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kirovohrad Oblast##Location in Ukraine |
Coordinates: | 48.5683°N 32.9039°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
Subdivision Name1: | Kirovohrad Oblast |
Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
Subdivision Name2: | Oleksandriia Raion |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 6266 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Subdivision Type3: | Hromada |
Subdivision Name3: | Nova Praha settlement hromada |
Nova Praha (Ukrainian: Нова Прага; Russian: Новая Прага) is a rural settlement in Oleksandriia Raion, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on the banks of the Beshka, a right tributary of the Inhulets in the basin of the Dnieper. Nova Praha hosts the administration of Nova Praha settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population:
Until 26 January 2024, Nova Praha was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Nova Praha became a rural settlement.[2]
The closest railway station is in Sharivka, about 10km (10miles) southwest of the settlement. It is on the railway connecting Znamianka and Dolynska with further connections to Kropyvnytskyi, Kryvyi Rih, and Mykolaiv. There is infrequent passenger traffic.
The settlement is connected by road with Kropyvnytskyi, Oleksandriia, and Novhorodka.