Tavriisk

Not to be confused with Tavriiske.

Tavriisk Таврійськ
City
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Coordinates: 46°45′N 33°25′E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kherson Oblast
Raion	Kakhovka Raion
Hromada	Tavriisk urban hromada
Area
• Total	14.9 km^2 (5.8 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	10,108
Postal code	74989
Area code	+380 5549

Tavriisk (Ukrainian: Таврійськ, pronounced [tɐu̯ˈr⁽ʲ⁾ijsʲk]; Russian: Таврийск) is a small city in Kakhovka Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine, close to the city of Nova Kakhovka. It is located on the left bank of the Dnieper River. Tavriisk hosts the administration of the Tavriisk urban hromada [uk], one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] It has a population of 10,108 (2022 estimate).[2]

Administrative status

Until 18 July, 2020, Tavriisk belonged to Nova Kakhovka Municipality. The municipality as an administrative unit was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kherson Oblast to five. The area of Nova Kakhovka Municipality was merged into Kakhovka Raion.[3][4]

History

On February 24, 2022, Russian military forces occupied the city.[5] In the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian occupiers set up a mobile command post in the town. Unconfirmed reports said it was destroyed by HIMARS prior to 12 July, 2022. Major General Artem Nasbulin may have died in the attack.[6]

Demographics

Distribution of the population by ethnic groups according to the 2001 Ukrainian census:[7]

Ethnic groups in Tavriisk percent Ukrainians   77.38% Russians   20.29% Belarusians   0.86% Tatars   0.21% Bulgarians   0.19% Poles   0.11%

See also

• Nova Kakhovka River Port
• North Crimean Canal

References

1. "Таврическая громада" [Tauride community] (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
2. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
3. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ" [Regarding the formation and liquidation of districts. Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine No. 807-IX.]. Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
4. "Нові райони: карти + склад" [New areas: maps + warehouse] (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
5. "ЗМІ, соцмережі й очевидці провідомляють про захоплення росіянами Північно-Кримського каналу, Каховської ГРЕС та трьох міст – новини Херсона". www.depo.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-06-28.
6. Cole, Brendan (12 July 2022). "Russian General Killed With U.S.-Supplied Missiles, Ukraine Says". NEWSWEEK DIGITAL LLC.
7. "Національний склад міст".