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Nova Kakhovka () is a city in the Kherson Oblast of southern Ukraine. It is designated as a separate raion (district) within the oblast, and is an important river port on Dnieper River and the Kakhovka Reservoir. It is also the site of the Tavria Games, (, translit. Tavriys'ki hry), the most popular annual international music festival in the region.
The current estimated population is around 52,611 (as of 2001), with an urban population of 75,392.
History
Nova Kakhovka was founded on 28 February, 1952, in the place where, from 1891, the village Klyuchevoe had existed. It was in direct proximity of the established dam of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (1947-1948), and was built for the construction workers of the hydroelectric power plant. Since the beginning, the city was named Nova Kakhovka, which is connected with the Kakhova city located 15 km away, which later lived up to its name and late official. After the construction on the power plant was finished, most of the workers stayed here.
Geography
The city is sometimes referred to as an oasis, because it was built on an area where sand was plentiful. During the construction of the city, the parks and sod were built and lain on the sandy ground. Also, the architectural plans were developed to build streets and squares in the way they would harmonize perfectly with the shoreline of the reservoir.
Modern Nova Kakhovka
Economy and transport
The economical activities in Nova Kakhovka are engineering (electrotechnology) and power production. Near the city the large North Crimean Canal begins, via which the southwest of the Kherson Oblast and the entire northern part of the Crimea are supplied with water coming from the Dnieper River.
The European route E58 (from Odessa to Rostov-on-Don) runs near the city., on which the next larger places on this road are Kherson in the west and Melitopol in the east. The city contains a non electrified, one lane railroad, an airport, a water route, which has connections to the Black Sea, and a port which is located on the southwest part of the Khakovka Reservoir.
Administrative divisions
The Nova Kakhovka city has a small city and an urban type village within it, as well as eight small villages in the outlying area.- Small towns and urban type villages: Tavriysk, Dnipryany
- Villages: Korsunka, Maslivka, Novy Laheri, Obryvky, Pischane, Plodove, Paiske, Topolivka
View of Nova Kakhovka
External links
"Nova Kakhovka"