Balabyne (Ukrainian: Балабине; Russian: Балабино) is a rural settlement in Zaporizhzhia Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, southern Ukraine. Balabyne is the administrative center of the Balabyne Council, a local government area.[2] It belongs to Kushuhum settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[3] Population: 5,850 (2022 estimate).[4] In 2001, population was 5,668 according to the census.[2]

Balabyne
Балабине
Balabyne is located in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Balabyne
Balabyne
Location of Balabyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Balabyne is located in Ukraine
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Balabyne (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 47°44′39″N 35°13′13″E / 47.74417°N 35.22028°E / 47.74417; 35.22028
Country Ukraine
OblastZaporizhzhia Oblast
RaionZaporizhzhia Raion
Founded1777
Settlement status1938
Area
 • Total2.613 km2 (1.009 sq mi)
Elevation35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • TotalDecrease 5,850
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
70435–436
Area code+380 61
ClimateDfa
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/

The settlement was first founded in 1777 as the village of Petrivska (Ukrainian: Петрівська). In 1938, it was renamed to Balabyne and given the status of an urban-type settlement.[2] It is located on the left bank of the Kakhovka Reservoir, just south of Zaporizhzhia's Komunarskyi District.

References

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  1. ^ "Balabyne (Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Balabyne, 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 14 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Кушугумська територіальна громада" (in Ukrainian). decentralization.gov.ua.
  4. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.