Verkhniodniprovsk Explained

Official Name:Verkhniodniprovsk
Native Name:Ukrainian: Верхньодніпровськ
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1779
Established Title1:City rights
Established Date1:June 5, 1806
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Hennadiy Lebid'
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:16976
Pushpin Map:Ukraine#Ukraine Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Verkhniodniprovsk
Coordinates:48.6561°N 34.3283°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:51600
Area Code:+380 5658
Blank Info:АЕ
Blank Name:Licence plate / 04
Website:http://www.vdn.dp.ua/
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name1:Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Subdivision Name2:Kamianske Raion
Subdivision Name3:Verkhniodniprovsk urban hromada

Verkhniodniprovsk (Ukrainian: Верхньодніпровськ, pronounced as /uk/) is a city in Kamianske Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. The city is located at confluence of the Samotkan into the Kamianske Reservoir at the Dnieper. Verkhniodniprovsk hosts the administration of Verkhniodniprovsk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: In 2001, the population was 16,976.

Until 18 July 2020, Verkhniodniprovsk was the administrative center of Verkhniodniprovsk Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to seven. The area of Verkhniodniprovsk Raion was merged into Kamianske Raion.[2] [3]

Transport

The city is located 13km (08miles) from train station named Verkhniodniprovsk in Novomykolaivka, 25km (16miles) north-west from Kamianske, 73km (45miles) north-west from Dnipro.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Верхнеднепровская городская громада . Портал об'єднаних громад України . ru.
  2. News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
  3. Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.
  4. Web site: A bust of Shcherbytskyi was dismantled in Dnipropetrovsk region. 18 January 2024. 18 January 2024. Ukrainian. Istorychna Pravda.