Baburka (Ukrainian: Бабурка) is a village (a selo) in the Zaporizhzhia Raion (district) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. Its population was 362 in the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2]
Baburka
Бабурка | |
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  Baburka Location of Baburka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast  Baburka Baburka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 47°47′48″N 35°03′40″E / 47.79667°N 35.06111°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Province |  Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
| District | Zaporizhzhia Raion |
| Council | Dolynske Rural Council |
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 362 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 70423 |
| Area code | +380 61xx |
| Climate | Dfa |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
History edit
The settlement was first founded in 1785 as Burwalde by German-speaking Mennonites settling the Chortitza Colony.[3] Administratively, it belongs to the Dolynske Rural Council, a local government area.[2] It is located south of the Khortytskyi District of the city of Zaporizhzhia, the oblast's administrative center.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Baburka (Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Baburka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Chortitza Kolonie (1789-1943)". Mennonitische Geschichte und Ahnenforschung (in German). 2008. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
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