Obukhiv (Ukrainian: Обухів, IPA: [oˈbuxiu̯]) is a city in Kyiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine and the administrative center of Obukhiv Raion. It hosts the administration of Obukhiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 33,287 (2022 estimate).[2] In 2024, the population was 32,600.[3]
Obukhiv
Обухів | |
|---|---|
 Main square of Obukhiv | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Obukhiv .svg) Obukhiv | |
| Coordinates: 50°7′48″N 30°39′24″E / 50.13000°N 30.65667°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kyiv Oblast |
| Raion | Obukhiv Raion |
| Hromada | Obukhiv urban hromada |
| First mentioned | 1362 |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.2 km2 (9.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 177 m (581 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 33,287 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 08700—08705 |
| Area code | +380 4572 |
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The city has a Holodomor memorial and in 2009 the municipal administration took down the Lenin monument which was repeatedly vandalized. It is 178 km south - southeast of Chernobyl.
Until 18 July 2020, Obukhiv was incorporated as a city of oblast significance and the center of Obukhiv Municipality. It also served as the center of Obukhiv Raion even though it did not belong to the raion. In July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast to seven, Obukhiv Municipality was merged into Obukhiv Raion.[4][5]
History
editThe settlement of Obukhiv, originally known as Lukavytsia was first mentioned in historical documents in 1362.
Geography
editObukhiv has a dry sub-humid (0.5 - 0.65 p/pet) climate. The land area is not cultivated, but most of the natural vegetation remains intact. The landscape is mainly covered with mosaic vegetation/croplands. The climate is classified as humid continental (humid with severe winter, no dry season with a cool temperate moist forest bio-zone. The soil in the area is high in chernozems, phaeozems, greyzems (ch), dark colored, deep soils in organic matter, calcareous lower in profile, also typical of grass steppe/prairie.
Climate
editJuly is the warmest with an average temperature of 24.8 °C at noon. January is coldest with an average temperature of -8.3 °C at night. Obukhiv has distinct cold and warm seasons, like cold winters and warm summers. The temperatures at night are cooler than during the daytime.[6]
Winter has prolonged freezing periods, with the coldest month most often being December. July is on average the month with the most sunshine. Rainfall and other precipitation have no distinct peak month.[6]
| Climate data for Obukhiv, Ukraine | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.0 (93.2) |
36.8 (98.2) |
37.0 (98.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
37 (99) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.6 (27.3) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
3.9 (39.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
0.0 (32.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.4 (22.3) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
0.4 (32.7) |
8.7 (47.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
8.0 (46.4) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.2 (17.2) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
3.7 (38.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −27.0 (−16.6) |
−30.0 (−22.0) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−30.0 (−22.0) |
−30.0 (−22.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 35 (1.4) |
32 (1.3) |
34 (1.3) |
47 (1.9) |
55 (2.2) |
97 (3.8) |
74 (2.9) |
57 (2.2) |
60 (2.4) |
37 (1.5) |
45 (1.8) |
39 (1.5) |
612 (24.1) |
| Average rainy days | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 116 |
| Source: Obukhiv Weather History[7] | |||||||||||||
Culture
editSeptember 15th is the Day of Obukhiv.[citation needed]
Government
editOleksandr Levchenko was elected mayor in March 2012 (with 38.6% of the total vote); thanks to a low voter turnout of 43% with only 4,500.[8] In the 2010 local elections Levchenko's Party of Regions also won most seats in the 46 seats city council (18 with 39,1%), followed by UDAR of Vitaliy Klychko (11 with 23,9%).[8][9]
Levchenko was reelected as mayor in the October 2020 Ukrainian local elections with 51.5% of the votes as a candidate of the Servant of the People.[10])
Transportation
editMajor Roads
editAirports
editNo major airports are close to the city.
International relations
editTwin towns – Sister cities
editObukhiv is twinned with:
Notable people
edit- Andriy Mostovyi, the Midfield of the club Desna Chernihiv playing in Ukrainian Premier League.
Gallery
edit-
One of the city streets -
One of the city streets -
City Park -
Holodomor monument -
Old mill at the Holodomor monument -
Monument to poet Andriy Malyshko
References
edit- ^ "Обуховская городская громада". Gromada.info (in Russian). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Обухівський район: історія, населення, нерухомість". Zagorodna.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ a b [1] Archived 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine; Chinci World Atlas; February 4, 2011
- ^ "Obukhiv Weather History". Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Mayoral elections in Obukhiv sound alarm bells for the opposition, Z I K (19 March 2012)
PR:No falsification at Obukhiv elections, Kyiv Weekly (19 March 2012)
Tymoshenko:'If we don't unite today, tomorrow we will tap on walls in prison, rather than write letters', Interfax-Ukraine (20 March 2012) - ^ (in Ukrainian) Обухівська міська рада, Central Election Commission of Ukraine
- ^ (in Ukrainian) The second round will be held in the city of Kyiv region: "servant" against the EU representative, Ukrayinska Pravda (2 November 2020)
External links
edit- myobukhiv.com - information about local government and businesses in Obukhiv (in Russian and Ukrainian)