Teplodar

Teplodar (Ukrainian: Теплодар, pronounced [teploˈdɑr]) is a city and municipality in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. It is located in Odesa Raion and hosts the administration of Teplodar urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[2] Population: 9,958 (2022 estimate).^[3] In 2001, population was 8,830.

Teplodar Теплодар
City
In the City Garden
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 46°30′13″N 30°19′28″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Odesa Oblast
Raion	Odesa Raion
Hromada	Teplodar urban hromada
Area
• Total	3.0 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Elevation	37 m (121 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	9,958
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	65490—495
Area code	[phone]
Climate	Cfb
Website	teplodar.biz.ua

History

Chernobyl disaster memorial

The city of Teplodar was founded on 15 May 1981. The intent of the city was to provide housing for the workers of an atomic thermal power station very close to the city which would provide power for Odesa. The development of the city was halted in 1986 after the Chernobyl disaster. In 1997 the construction of the station was completely canceled.

Until 18 July 2020, Teplodar was incorporated as a city of oblast significance. In July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odesa Oblast to seven, the city of Teplodar was merged into newly established Odesa Raion.^[4][5]

The city is located next to Baraboi Reservoir [uk] located along the Baraboi River (Black Sea) [uk].

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, Teplodar had 9,036 inhabitants. The exact distribution of the population by ethnicity was:^[6]

Ethnic composition of Teplodar percent Ukrainians   68.49% Russians   25.70% Moldovans   1.75% Bulgarians   1.15% Belarusians   1.03% Armenians   0.20% Gagauz   0.18%

See also

• Odesa Nuclear Power Plant