Founded 1777 Elevation 35 m (115 ft) Area 2.613 km² Local time Tuesday 9:35 PM | Settlement status 1938 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Population 6,166 (2013) | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind E at 6 km/h, 86% Humidity | ||
Balabyne (Ukrainian: Балабине; Russian: Балабино) is an urban-type settlement in the Zaporizhia Raion (district) of Zaporizhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. Balabyne is the administrative center of the Balabyne Council, a local government area. Population: 6,166 (2013 est.). In 2001, population was 5,668 according to the census.
Map of Balabyne, Zaporizka, Ukraine
The settlement was first founded in 1777 as the village of Petrivska (Ukrainian: Петрівська). In 1938, it was renamed to Balabyne and given the status of an urban-type settlement. It is located on the left bank of the Kakhovka Reservoir, just south of Zaporizhia's Komunarskyi District.
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