Zatoka, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion, Odesa Oblast
Zatoka (Ukrainian: Затoка, romanized: Zatoka; Romanian: Zatoca or Bugaz) is an urban-type settlement in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion, Odesa Oblast, in southwestern Ukraine. It belongs to Karolino-Buhaz rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] 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 1,972 (2022 est.)[1].
Zatoka
Затoка | |
|---|---|
 Zatoka central park. | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Zatoka  Zatoka | |
| Coordinates: 46°4′2″N 30°27′25″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Odesa Oblast |
| Raion | Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31 km2 (12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,972 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The settlement 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 Odesa and 18 km from the city of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in Odesa Oblast, in the historical region of Budjak or southern Bessarabia.
In the Ukrainian language, "zatoka" refers to a bay.
Until 18 July 2020, Zatoka belonged to Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Municipality. The municipality was abolished as an administrative unit in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odesa Oblast to seven. The area of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Municipality was merged into Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion.[3][4]
Zatoka Bridge opened in 1955 and carries the R70 national road and the railway line from Odesa to Bessarabia.[5]
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.
- "Каролино-Бугазская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- "MA016-v02-Map-of-Railways-Ukraine-300dpi.jpg". MapAction. 2022-03-16. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
