Zatoka, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion, Odessa Oblast

Zatoka (Ukrainian: Затoка, romanized: Zatoka; Romanian: Zatoca or Bugaz) is an urban-type settlement in Karolino-Bugaz municipality, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion, in southwestern Ukraine. The settlement is a local beach resort. Additionally, Zatoka contains a small port named Buhaz, which has a single pier and is part of the Port of Bilhorod-Dnistrovsky. The population of Zatoka is 1,761(2020 est.)[1] .

Zatoka

Затoка
Zatoka central park.
Coat of arms
Zatoka
Zatoka
Coordinates: 46°4′2″N 30°27′25″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Odessa Oblast
RaionBilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion
Area
  Total31 km2 (12 sq mi)
Elevation
28 m (92 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
  Total1,761
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

The town is located on a sand spit of the Dniester Estuary next to where the Dniester flows into the Black Sea. It is 60 km from Odessa and 18 km from the city of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in Odessa Oblast, in the historical region of Budjak or southern Bessarabia.

In the Ukrainian language, "zatoka" refers to a bay.

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