Yakymivka
Якимівка | |
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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Yakymivka was first mentioned in historical documents in 1833 and named in honor of Yakym Kolosov, regional police ispravnic.