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Nova Kakhovka

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Nova Kakhovka

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town in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine

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Nova Kakhovka is a town located in Kherson Oblast in southeastern Ukraine. It has gained international attention as a significant location in the 2022-2024 Russia-Ukraine conflict, particularly due to its proximity to the Kakhovka Dam and the strategic importance of the region.

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Key facts

Country
Ukraine
Oblast
Kherson Oblast
Raion
Kakhovka Raion
Hromada
Nova Kakhovka urban hromada
Founded
28 February 1952
Mayor de facto
Vladimir Oganesov
Total
222.7 km (86.0 sq mi)
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Density
45/km (120/sq mi)
Area code
+380 5549
Climate
Dfa
Website
novakahovka.com.ua

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Нова Каховка
Country
Ukraine
Official language
Ukrainian
Population
45069
Area
22.7
Elevation
21
Body of water
Dnieper
Capital of
Kakhovka Raion
Official website
novkahovka.khogov.ru
Image
View of Nova Kakhovka.jpg
Licence plate code
BT
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topic's main category
Category:Nova Kakhovka
twinned administrative body
Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray
Commons category
Nova Kakhovka
category for people born here
Q8065603
category of associated people
Category:People from Nova Kakhovka
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Nova Kakhovka
postal code
74900
native label
Нова Каховка
inception
1952-02-28
on focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Ukraine
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Nova Kakhovka (Ukrainian: Нова Каховка, IPA: [noˈwɑ kɐˈxɔu̯kɐ]; Russian: Новая Каховка, romanized: Novaya Kakhovka) is a city in Kakhovka Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. Nova Kakhovka has been under Russian occupation since February 2022. Its estimated population in 2022 was 44,427.

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