Kamianka, Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Kamianka (Ukrainian: Кам'янка), until May 2016 Kuibysheve (Ukrainian: Куйбишеве) and until October 2021 Bilmak (Ukrainian: Більмак) is an urban-type settlement in Polohy Raion of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in Ukraine. It is located in the eastern part of the oblast. Population: 6,358 (2022 est.).[1]
Kamianka
Кам'янка | |
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Urban-type settlement | |
 Flag  Seal | |
  Kamianka Location in Zaporizhzhia Oblast  Kamianka Location in Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 47°21′48″N 36°39′19″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
| Raion | Polohy Raion |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,358 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
On 21 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Kuibysheve Raion to Bilmak Raion and Kuibysheve to Bilmak according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.[2]
On 6 October 2021, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Bilmak to Kamianka.
Economy
Transportation
The settlement is on Highway H08 connecting Zaporizhzhia and Mariupol.
The closest railway station, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast if Kamianka, is Komysh-Zoria. It has connections to Zaporizhzhia, Volnovakha, and Berdiansk. There is passenger traffic through the station.
References
- 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.
- "Pro perejmenuvannja dejakih naselenih punktiv" (in Ukrainian). Holos Ukrainy. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.