Oleshky

Oleshky
Олешки
Central square
Central square
Coat of arms of Oleshky
Oleshky is located in Kherson Oblast
Oleshky
Oleshky
Location of Oleshky
Oleshky is located in Ukraine
Oleshky
Oleshky
Oleshky (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 46°37′00″N 32°43′00″E / 46.61667°N 32.71667°E / 46.61667; 32.71667
Country Ukraine
OblastKherson Oblast
RaionKherson Raion
HromadaOleshky urban hromada
Founded1784
Town status since1802
Area
 • Total15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • TotalDecrease 24,124
 • Density1,598/km2 (4,140/sq mi)
Postal code
75100
Area code+380 5542
ClimateCfa
Websitehttps://oleshki-rada.gov.ua/
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Oleshky (Ukrainian: Олешки, pronounced [oˈɫɛʃkɪ]), previously known as Tsiurupynsk[a] from 1928 to 2016, is a city in Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine, located on the left bank of the Dnieper River with the town of Solontsi to the south. It is the oldest city of the oblast and one of the oldest in southern Ukraine. It is known for its proximity to the Oleshky Sands, a large desert region. Oleshky is the site of artist Polina Rayko's home, a national cultural monument of Ukraine. It also hosts the administration of Oleshky urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] It had a population of 24,124 (2022 estimate).[2]


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  1. ^ "Олешківска міська громада" (in Ukrainian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ 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.

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