Yakymivka
Yakymivka
Якимівка | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Yakymivka Location in Ukraine  Yakymivka Yakymivka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 46°42′N 35°10′E / 46.700°N 35.167°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
| Raion |  Melitopol Raion |
| Founded | 1833 |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 11,069 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Yakymivka (Ukrainian: Якимівка) is a rural settlement in Melitopol Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, east-central Ukraine. It was formerly the administrative center of Yakymivka Raion until the raion was abolished in 2020. Population: 11,069 (2022 estimate).[1]
Yakymivka was first mentioned in historical documents in 1833 and named in honor of Yakym Kolosov, regional police ispravnic.
History[edit]
Yakymivka came under attack during the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine and was subsequently captured and occupied by Russian military forces. During the ongoing Russian occupation, the town became the scene of significant partisan warfare. On 11 June 2023, by pro-Ukrainian guerillas blew up a key railway line near the settlement.[2]. In early April 2024, the former Russian-appointed mayor Maxim Zubarev was severly injured when pro-Ukrainian militants blew up his car.[3]
Demographics[edit]
At the time of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had a population of 12,832. Ukrainians constitute the majority of the population, yet over 80% of the inhabitants consider Russian as their native language.[4][5]
See also[edit]
- Administrative divisions of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
- List of places named after people
- List of railway stations in Ukraine
- List of urban-type settlements in Ukraine by subdivision
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ https://www.railway.supply/en/partisans-blew-up-a-railway-bridge-in-the-zaporizhia-region/
- ^ https://tass.com/politics/1598333
- ^ http://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/
- ^ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України".
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