Nyzhni Sirohozy | |
Native Name: | Нижні Сірогози |
Native Name Lang: | uk |
Settlement Type: | Rural settlement |
Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Kherson Oblast#Ukraine |
Coordinates: | 46.8419°N 34.3767°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
Subdivision Name1: | Kherson Oblast |
Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
Subdivision Name2: | Henichesk Raion |
Subdivision Type3: | Hromada |
Subdivision Name3: | Nyzhni Sirohozy settlement hromada |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 4451 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Nyzhni Sirohozy (uk|Нижні Сірогози; ru|Нижние Серогозы) is a rural settlement in Henichesk Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It is located inland, between Melitopol and Kherson. Nyzhni Sirohozy hosts the administration of Nyzhni Sirohozy settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] It has a population of
Until 18 July, 2020, Nyzhni Sirohozy was the administrative center of Nyzhni Sirohozy Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kherson Oblast to five. The area of Nyzhni Sirohozy Raion was merged into Henichesk Raion.[2] [3]
Until 26 January 2024, Nyzhni Sirohozy was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Nyzhni Sirohozy became a rural settlement.[4]
Nyzhni Sirohozy has access to the Highway M14, connecting Kherson with Mariupol via Melitopol. Another road connects it with Henichesk and Velyka Lepetykha.
The closest railway station is in Sirohozy, about 10km (10miles) north of the settlement, on a railway connecting Mykolaiv with Melitopol.