Yuzhnoukrainsk

Yuzhnoukrainsk
Yuzhnoukrainsk; Южноукраїнськ
	South Ukraine nuclear power plant
; Flag	; Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 47°49′18″N 31°10′30″E / 47.82167°N 31.17500°ECoordinates: 47°49′18″N 31°10′30″E / 47.82167°N 31.17500°E
Country; Oblast; City council	Ukraine; Mykolaiv Oblast; City of Yuzhnoukrainsk
Founded	1976
City rights	1987
Government
• Mayor	Jevhen Kvasnevskyj
Area
• Total	24,38 km2 (941 sq mi)
Elevation	82 m (269 ft)
Population (2015)[1]
• Total	40,348
Postal code	55000
Area code(s)	+380-5136
Website	http://yu.mk.ua/

Yuzhnoukrainsk (Ukrainian: Южноукраїнськ) is a city in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine. It is incorporated as a city of oblast significance. Population: 40,348 (2015 est.)^[1]

Yuzhnoukrainsk NPP is located near the city of Yuzhnoukrainsk, approximately 350 kilometers (over 200 miles) south of the capital Kiev. This nuclear power station has three VVER-1000 reactors and a net achievement of 2,850 megawatts (MW). It is at present the second largest of the five nuclear power stations in the country.

History

Yuzhnoukrainsk was founded in 1976. It's one of youngest of Ukrainian towns.

People

Lesia Tsurenko was born in Yuzhnoukrainsk.

References

1 2 "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

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[ua2015estimate-1] 1 2 "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.