Obukhiv
Obukhiv (Ukrainian: Обухів) is a city in Kyiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population: 33,419 (2020 est.)[1] . In 2001, population was 32,776.
Obukhiv
Обухів | |
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 Main square of Obukhiv | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Obukhiv | |
| Coordinates: 50°7′48″N 30°39′24″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kyiv Oblast |
| Raion | Obukhiv Raion |
| Founded | 1362 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.2 km2 (9.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 177 m (581 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 33,419 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 08700—08705 |
| Area code(s) | +380 4572 |
Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance. Obukhiv is also an administrative center of the Obukhiv Raion, though it does not belong to the region. Two other nearby villages, Lendy and Tatsenky, are subordinated to Obukhiv Municipality. The city has a Holodomor memorial and in 2009 the municipal administration took down the Lenin monument which was repeatedly vandalized. It is 178 km south - southeast of Chernobyl.
Geography
Obukhiv has a dry sub-humid (0.5 - 0.65 p/pet) climate. The land area is not cultivated, most of the natural vegetation is still intact. The landscape is mostly covered with mosaic vegetation/croplands. The climate is classified as a humid continental (humid with severe winter, no dry season with a cool temperate moist forest bio-zone . The soil in the area is high in chernozems, phaeozems, greyzems (ch), dark colored, deep soils in organic matter, calcareous lower in profile, also typical of grass steppe/prairie.
Climate
July is warmest with an average temperature of 24.8 °C at noon. January is coldest with an average temperature of -8.3 °C at night. Obukhiv has distinct cold and warm seasons, like cold winters and warm summers. The temperatures at night are cooler than during daytime.[2]
Winter has prolonged freezing periods, with the coldest month most often being December. July is on average the month with most sunshine. Rainfall and other precipitation has no distinct peak month.[2]
| Climate data for Obukhiv, Ukraine | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.0 (93.2) |
36.8 (98.2) |
37.0 (98.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
37 (99) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −2.6 (27.3) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
3.9 (39.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
0.0 (32.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.4 (22.3) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
0.4 (32.7) |
8.7 (47.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
8.0 (46.4) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −8.2 (17.2) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
3.7 (38.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −27.0 (−16.6) |
−30.0 (−22.0) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−30.0 (−22.0) |
−30.0 (−22.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 35 (1.4) |
32 (1.3) |
34 (1.3) |
47 (1.9) |
55 (2.2) |
97 (3.8) |
74 (2.9) |
57 (2.2) |
60 (2.4) |
37 (1.5) |
45 (1.8) |
39 (1.5) |
612 (24.1) |
| Average rainy days | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 116 |
| Source: Obukhiv Weather History[3] | |||||||||||||
Culture
15 SEP is the Day of Obukhiv.
Government
Oleksandr Levchenko was elected mayor in March 2012 (with 38.6% of the total vote); thanks to a low voter turnout of 43% with only 4,500.[4] In the 2010 local elections Levchenko's Party of Regions also won most seats in the 46 seats city council (18 with 39,1%), followed by UDAR of Vitaliy Klychko (11 with 23,9%).[4][5]
Levchenko was reelected as mayor in the October 2020 Ukrainian local elections with 51.5% of the votes as a candidate of the Servant of the People.[6])
Transportation
Airports
No major airports are close to the city.
International relations
Notable People
- Andriy Mostovyi, the Midfield of the club Desna Chernihiv playing in Ukrainian Premier League.
Gallery
One of the city streets
One of the city streets
City Park
Holodomor monument in Obukhiv, Ukraine.
Old mill at the Holodomor monument in Obukhiv, Ukraine.
Monument to poet Andriy Malyshko
References
- "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- Archived 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine; Chinci World Atlas; February 4, 2011
- "Obukhiv Weather History". Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- Mayoral elections in Obukhiv sound alarm bells for opposition, Z I K (19 March 2012)
PR:No falsification at Obukhiv elections, Kyiv Weekly (19 March 2012)
Tymoshenko:'If we don't unite today, tomorrow we will tap on walls in prison, rather than write letters', Interfax-Ukraine (20 March 2012) - (in Ukrainian) Обухівська міська рада, Central Election Commission of Ukraine
- (in Ukrainian) The second round will be held in the city of Kyiv region: "servant" against the EU representative, Ukrayinska Pravda (2 November 2020)
External links
- myobukhiv.com - information about local government and businesses in Obukhiv (in Russian and Ukrainian)
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