Kamianka-Dniprovska

Kamianka-Dniprovska (Ukrainian: Кам'янка-Дніпровська, IPA: [ˈkɑmjɐnkɐ d⁽ʲ⁾n⁽ʲ⁾iˈprɔu̯sʲkɐ]) is a city in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. It served as the administrative center of the former Kamianka-Dniprovska Raion until that raion was merged into Vasylivka Raion in 2020. Population: 12,117 (2022 estimate).^[1] In 2022, the city was occupied by Russian troops, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Kamianka-Dniprovska Кам'янка-Дніпровська
City
Church of Nativity of the Theotokos
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 47°27′46″N 34°24′22″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Raion	Vasylivka Raion
Hromada	Kamianka-Dniprovska urban hromada
Founded	1786
Area
• Total	21 km2 (8 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	12,117
Postal code	71300
Area code	+380 6138
Climate	Dfa

It is located on the south bank of a west-flowing part of the Dnieper River. On the north bank is the town of Nikopol. About 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east is the power plant at Enerhodar. The river valley was submerged as part of the Kakhovka Reservoir until 2023. The landscape of the area is flat and steppe-like.^{[citation needed]}

The city is home to the Kamianka-Dniprovska District Historical and Archeological Museum.^[2]

History

An archeological site near Kamianka-Dniprovska gives evidence suggesting that the city was once the capital of the ancient Scythian Kingdom.^{[citation needed]} In 1701 Russia built a fort here called Kamenny Zaton ("Stoney Backwater").^{[citation needed]} It interacted with the Cossack settlements on the north side of the river.^{[citation needed]}

It received city status in 1957.^[3][4] In 1972 the population was 16,900 people.^[3]

In January 1989 the population was 17,906 people.^[5][4]

In January 2013 the population was 13,495 people.^[6]

Demographics

As of the Ukrainian national census in 2001, the town had a population of 15,406 people. Kamianka-Dniprovska is the only major settlement in the entire Zaporizhzhia Oblast, in which people who have an ethnic Russian background constitue the largest share of the population. The ethnic exact composition was as follows:^[7]

Ethnic groups (2001) percent Russians   49.56% Ukrainians   47.89% Belarusians   0.68% Armenians   0.38% Bulgarians   0.18% Georgians   0.11% Germans   0.10% Tatars   0.10%

Gallery

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  Historic residence in Kamianka-Dniprovska
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  Alley of Fallen Heroes
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  City library