Novomykolaivka (; ) is a

rural settlement The definition of a rural settlement depends on the country, in some countries, a rural settlement is any settlement in the areas defined as rural by a governmental office, e.g., by the national census bureau. This may include even rural towns. ...

Kamianske Raion Kamianske Raion () is a raion (district) of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. It was created in July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. Three abolished raions, Krynychky, Piatykhatky, and Verkhniodniprovsk Raions, ...

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in simultaneously southern, eastern and central Ukraine, the most important industrial region of the country. It was created on February 27, 1932. Dnipropetro ...

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. The settlement is located west of the city of

Kamianske Kamianske (, ; ), previously known as Dniprodzerzhynsk from 1936 to 2016, is an industrial city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, and a port on the Dnieper, Dnieper River. It serves as the administrative center of Kamianske Raion and Kamianske ...

and south of the Kamianske Reservoir. It belongs to Verkhnodniprovsk urban hromada, one of the

hromada In Ukraine, a hromada () is the main type of municipality and the third level Administrative divisions of Ukraine, local self-government in Ukraine. The current hromadas were established by the Cabinet of ministers of Ukraine, Government of Uk ...

s of Ukraine. Population:

History

During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

this village was under German occupation from 1941 to 1943. It acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1966. A poultry farm was here.Новониколаевка // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. Т.18. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1974. In 1985 a new

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was built here. In January 1989 the population was 4142 people. In January 2013 the population was 4187 people. Until 18 July 2020, Novomykolaivka belonged to

Verkhnodniprovsk Raion Verkhniodniprovsk Raion () was a raion (district) of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, southeastern-central Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at Verkhniodniprovsk. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of U ...

. The raion 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 Verkhnodniprovsk Raion was merged into Kamianske Raion. Until 26 January 2024, Novomykolaivka was designated

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...

. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Novomykolaivka became a rural settlement.

Economy

Transportation

Verkhnodniprovsk railway station is located in Novomykolaivka. It is on the railway connecting Kamianske and

Kryvyi Rih Kryvyi Rih ( ; , ), also known as Krivoy Rog ( ), is a city in central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Kryvyi Rih Raion and its subordinate Kryvyi Rih urban hromada in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. The city is part of the Kryvyi Rih Metropo ...

. Novomykolaivka is on Highway H08 which connects Kamianske and

Kremenchuk Kremenchuk (; , , also spelt Kremenchug, ) is an industrial city in central Ukraine which stands on the banks of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. The city serves as the administrative center of Kremenchuk Raion and Kremenchuk urban hromada within ...

. Another paved road runs to Verkhivtseve.

References

{{Authority control Rural settlements in Kamianske Raion