Shevchenkove
Шевченкове (Ukrainian) | |
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Orthodox Saint John's Church, built in 1848 | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
      Interactive map of Shevchenkove | |
| Coordinates: 45°33′16″N 29°20′09″E / 45.55444°N 29.33583°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Odesa Oblast |
| Raion |  Izmail Raion |
| Hromada | Kiliia urban hromada |
| First mentioned | 1776 |
| Founded by | 1790 as sloboda Karamahmed Historical affiliations
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| Named for | Taras Shevchenko, 1946 |
| Government | |
| • Starosta | Oleksandr Ostapenko |
| Area | |
| • Village | 9,907 km2 (3,825 sq mi) |
| • Land | 98.68 km2 (38.10 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6.37 km2 (2.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Village |  5,625 |
| • Rank | 5th in Izmail Raion 40th in Odesa Oblast |
| • Density | 883.05/km2 (2,287.1/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Shevchenkivtsi, Karahmedchany |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 68332 |
| Area code | +380 (48) 433-7x-xx |
| Climate | Dfa |
Shevchenkove (Ukrainian: Шевче́нкове, IPA [ˈʃɛu̯tʃenkowe] ; Romanian: Caramahmet) is a village in Izmail Raion of Odesa Oblast of Ukraine. It belongs to Kiliia urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] It is located 63 km (39 mi) from the raion center and 28 km (17 mi) from the Dzinilor railway station. The territory has a flat topography. A large cluster of water bodies in the Danube and Northern Black Sea basins is concentrated within a radius of 30 km (19 mi). According to the 2001 census, 5,625 inhabitants lived in the village, the territory is 6.37 km2 (2.46 sq mi), with the agricultural land measuring 98.68 km2 (38.10 sq mi), and by both indicators it is the largest village in the district.
The village was founded in 1790 as a Karamahmet sloboda of the Ottoman Empire. Renamed to Shevchenkove village in 14 November 1945 in honor of the poet-kobzar Taras Shevchenko. As of 17 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform in Ukraine, Shevchenkove became part of the Izmail Raion after the abolition of the Kiliia Raion.
- ^ "Килийская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.