Kamianka-Dniprovska

Kamianka-Dniprovska

Kamianka-Dniprovska

City in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine


Kamianka-Dniprovska (Ukrainian: Ка́м'янка-Дніпро́вська, IPA: [ˈkɑmjɐnkɐ d⁽ʲ⁾n⁽ʲ⁾iˈprɔu̯sʲkɐ]) is a city in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. It served as the administrative center of the former Kamianka-Dniprovska Raion until that raion was merged into Vasylivka Raion in 2020. Population: 12,117 (2022 estimate).[1]

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It is located on the south bank of a west-flowing part of the Dnieper River. On the north bank is the town of Nikopol. About 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east is the power plant at Enerhodar. The river valley was submerged as part of the Kakhovka Reservoir until 2023. The landscape of the area is flat and steppe-like.[citation needed]

The city is home to the Kamianka-Dniprovska District Historical and Archeological Museum.[2]

History

An archeological site near Kamianka-Dniprovska gives evidence suggesting that the city was once the capital of the ancient Scythian Kingdom.[citation needed] In 1701 Russia built a fort here called Kamenny Zaton ("Stoney Backwater"). It interacted with the Cossack settlements on the north side of the river.[citation needed]

It received city status in 1957.[3][4] In 1972 the population was 16,900 people.[3]

In January 1989 the population was 17,906 people.[5][4]

In January 2013 the population was 13,495 people.[6]


References

  1. 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.
  2. Каменка-Днепровская // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 11. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1973.
  3. Каменка-Днепровская // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.532

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