Novyi Buh

Novyi Buh (Ukrainian: Новий Буг, pronounced [ˈnɔwɪj ˈbuɦ] ^ⓘ) is a city in Bashtanka Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Bashtanka Raion, Kryvyi Rih metropolitan area, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Novyi Buh urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[2] Population: 14,782 (2022 estimate).^[3] In 2001, population was 16,250. The Inhul River Park partly falls within the town.

Novyi Buh Новий Буг
City
A street
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Coordinates: 47°41′N 32°30′E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Mykolaiv Oblast
Raion	Bashtanka Raion
Metropolitan area	Kryvyi Rih metropolitan area
Hromada	Novyi Buh urban hromada
Founded	1810
Government
• Mayor	Andrij Shevchuk
Area
• Total	12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population  (November 2022)[1]
• Total	15,000
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Postal code	55600

History

Until 18 July 2020, Novyi Buh was the administrative center of Novyi Buh Raion. In July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Mykolaiv Oblast to four, Novyi Buh Raion was merged into Bashtanka Raion.^[4][5] The city was not greatly affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Notable people

• Stepan Dybets (1887–1937), Ukrainian anarchist communist