Novyi Buh

Novyi Buh
Новий Буг
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Novyi Buh
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Novyi Buh
Novyi Buh (Mykolaiv Oblast)
Coordinates: 47°41′N 32°30′E / 47.683°N 32.500°E / 47.683; 32.500
Country Ukraine
OblastMykolaiv Oblast
RaionBashtanka Raion
Metropolitan areaKryvyi Rih metropolitan area
HromadaNovyi Buh urban hromada
Founded1810
Government
 • MayorAndrij Shevchuk
Area
 • Total
12 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Population
 (November 2022)[1]
 • Total
15,000
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Postal code
55600

Novyi Buh (Ukrainian: Новий Буг, pronounced [ˈnɔwɪj ˈbuɦ] ) is a city in Bashtanka Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Bashtanka Raion, Kryvyi Rih metropolitan area, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Novyi Buh urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] Population: 14,782 (2022 estimate).[3] In 2001, population was 16,250. The Inhul River Park partly falls within the town.

History

Until 18 July 2020, Novyi Buh was the administrative center of Novyi Buh Raion. In July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Mykolaiv Oblast to four, Novyi Buh Raion was merged into Bashtanka Raion.[4][5]

Demographics

As of the Ukrainian national census in 2001, Novyi Buh had a population of 16,200 people. In terms of ethnic backgrounds, the overwhelming majority of the population are ethnic Ukrainians, while a number of small minorities also exists in the city. The Ukrainian language is the first language of almost 95% of the city's population. The exact ethnic and linguistic composition was as follows:[6][7]

Ethnic groups in Novyi Buh
percent
Ukrainians
93.38%
Russians
4.38%
Moldovans
0.66%
Belarusians
0.59%
Armenians
0.51%
Poles
0.08%
Azerbaijanis
0.07%
others
0.33%
Native languages (2001)
percent
Ukrainian
94.5%
Russian
4.5%
Moldovan
0.4%
Armenian
0.4%
Belarusian
0.2%
others
0.1%

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Hocq, Nicolas; Assaf, Nour (2023). "Voices of resilience: The perspective of persons with disabilities in armed conflict". International Review of the Red Cross. 105 (922): 5–25. doi:10.1017/s1816383122000960. S2CID 253935930.
  2. ^ "Новобужская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  5. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  6. ^ "Національний склад міст". Datatowel.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  7. ^ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України". socialdata.org.ua.