Chortomlyk ( uk, Чортомлик; russian: Чертомлык) is an
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
in
Nikopol Raion
Nikopol Raion ( uk, Нікопольський район, Nikopolskyi raion) is an administrative subdivision ('' raion'') of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, with the administrative center in the city of Nikopol. Population: .
On 18 July 2020 ...
of
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast ( uk, Дніпропетро́вська о́бласть, translit=Dnipropetrovska oblast), also referred to as Dnipropetrovshchyna ( uk, Дніпропетро́вщина), is an oblast (province) of central-eastern Ukra ...
in
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invas ...
. It is located on the right bank of the Dnieper (
Kakhovka Reservoir
The Kakhovka Reservoir (, ''Kakhovs′ke vodoskhovyshche'') is a water reservoir on the Dnieper River in Ukraine. It was created in 1956, when the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant was built. It is one of several reservoirs in the Dnieper rese ...
), south of
Pokrov and west of
Nikopol. Chortomlyk belongs to
Pokrov urban hromada Pokrov may refer to:
*Pokrov, Ukraine, a town in Ukraine
*Pokrov (Russian) or Pokrova (Ukrainian), name for the Intercession of the Theotokos, one of the Orthodox feasts
*Pokrov Urban Settlement, a municipal formation into which the town of Pokrov ...
, one of the
hromadas of Ukraine.
Population:
Until 18 July 2020, Chortomlyk belonged to
Pokrov Municipality
Pokrov ( ), formerly Ordzhonikidze () is a small city and mining town in Nikopol Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast of central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Pokrov urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is approximat ...
, the administrative division subordinated to the
city of oblast significance of Pokrov. The municipality was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to seven. The area of Pokrov Municipality was merged into Nikopol Raion.
Economy
Transportation
There is a railway station in Chortomlyk, on the railway connecting
Zaporizhzhia
Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Запоріжжя) or Zaporozhye (russian: Запорожье) is a city in southeast Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper River. It is the administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Zaporizhzhia has a popula ...
with
Kryvyi Rih
Kryvyi Rih ( uk, Криви́й Ріг , lit. "Curved Bend" or "Crooked Horn"), also known as Krivoy Rog ( Russian: Кривой Рог) is the largest city in central Ukraine, the 7th most populous city in Ukraine and the 2nd largest by area. ...
. There is regular passenger traffic.
Chortomlyk is on
Highway H23 which connects Zaporizhzhia and Kryvyi Rih.
References
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Urban-type settlements in Nikopol Raion