Pivdenne
Південне | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Pivdenne  Pivdenne | |
| Coordinates: 49°53′N 36°04′E / 49.883°N 36.067°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kharkiv Oblast |
| Raion | Kharkiv Raion |
| Hromada | Pivdenne urban hromada |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 8,516 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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Pivdenne (Ukrainian: Південне; Russian: Пивденное) is a small city in Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It was founded in 1906 and was originally named Yuzhny (Russian: Южный, lit. 'southern').[1]: 53 It hosts the administration of Pivdenne urban hromada.[2] Population: 7,319 (2022 estimate).[3]
Geography
[edit]The city of Pivdenne lies on the left bank of the Merefa River, upstream at a distance of 1.5 km is the village of Budy, downstream it borders the city of Merefa. The city is located southeast of Kharkiv. Several railway branches run nearby, the stops of Pivdenne and Komarivka.[4]
In orographic terms, the city of Pivdenne is located on the southeastern spurs of the Central Russian Upland. Height above sea level: 181 m.[5]
The hydrographic network belongs to the Seversky Donets basin. The vegetation of the territory is typical forest-steppe. Chernozems dominate. [6]
The climate is moderately continental, with cold winters and hot summers. Most precipitation falls in summer. [6]
History
[edit]The settlement was founded on August 13 (26), 1906 for workers of the Southern Railway. In 1963, the urban-type settlements of Komarivka and Pivdenne were merged into the city of Pivdenne.[7]
Russo-Ukrainian War
[edit]On February 28, 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the mayor of the city, Bryukhanov O.M., was detained on suspicion of treason. One of his deputies, the head of the local district department, and a police inspector were also detained.[8]
Demographics
[edit]The ethnic composition of the population according to the 2001 census was 79.63% Ukrainian, 18.65% Russian. [9] The distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census was as follows: 61.57% - Ukrainian, 37.71% - Russian.[10]
Notable residents
[edit]The linguist Yuri Knorozov, who played a key role in the decipherment of the Maya script, grew up in Yuzhny. He lived in a house built by his father on Karl Marx Street.[1]: 56, 59 [11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Yershova, G. G. (2019). Последний гений XX века: Юрий Кнорозов: судьба ученого [The Last Genius of the Twentieth Century: Yuri Knorozov: The Fate of a Scientist] (in Russian). Moscow: Russian State University for the Humanities. ISBN 978-5-7281-2517-4.Retrieved 29 June 2025
- ^ "Пивденномиская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.Retrieved 29 June 2025
- ^ 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.
- ^ Детальний план території житлової забудови в місті Південне Харківського району Харківської області. Сайт: Південна міська територіальна громада Retrieved 29 June 2025
- ^ Харківська область. Географічний атлас. Серія «Моя мала Батьківщина» – 2021 р.ISBN 978-617-7208-58-6 Retrieved 29 June 2025
- ^ a b Сегіда К. Ю., Редін В. І., Чабань М. Т. Географія Харківської області: «Економічна та соціальна географія». – Харків, 2012. – 56 с. Retrieved 29 June 2025
- ^ "Історична довідка | Південна міська територіальна громада Харківська область, Харківський район". pivdennaotg.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Мера міста у Харківській області затримали за державну зраду". New Voice (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Національний склад міст". Datatowel.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України". socialdata.org.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ Єршова, Г. Г. (12 December 2013). "Кнорзов Юрій Валентинович". esu.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 June 2025.