Rykove (Ukrainian: Рикове; Russian: Рыково), previously known as Partyzany (Ukrainian: Партизани) until 2016, is a rural settlement in Henichesk Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It belongs to Henichesk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] It has a population of 3,487 (2022 estimate).[2]

Rykove
Рикове
Rykove is located in Kherson Oblast
Rykove
Rykove
Rykove is located in Ukraine
Rykove
Rykove
Coordinates: 46°19′51″N 34°45′9″E / 46.33083°N 34.75250°E / 46.33083; 34.75250
Country Ukraine
OblastKherson Oblast
RaionHenichesk Raion
HromadaHenichesk urban hromada
Population
 (2022)
 • TotalDecrease 3,487
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

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On 19 May, 2016, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the decision to rename Partyzany to Rykove according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.[3]

Until 26 January 2024, Rykove was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Rykove became a rural settlement.[4]

Economy

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Transportation

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Rykove is located on the railway line connecting Melitopol with Novooleksiivka and which continues further to Dzhankoi; however, after the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, all traffic to Crimea has been suspended. It is also on the M18 highway, connecting Kharkiv via Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, and Melitopol with Crimea.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Геническая городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Про перейменування деяких населених пунктів" (in Ukrainian). Holos Ukrainy. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.