Mykolaivka or Nikolaevka ( uk, Миколаївка; russian: Николаевка) is an

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

in the west of Odesa Oblast,

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. It hosts the administration of Mykolaivka settlement hromada, one of the

hromada A hromada ( uk, територіальна громада, lit=territorial community, translit=terytorialna hromada) is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine, similar to a municipality. It was established by the Government of Ukra ...

s of Ukraine. Population: Mykolaivka is located on the banks of the Chychykleia River, a right tributary of the

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, at the border with Mykolaiv Oblast.

History

Mykolaivka was founded in 1791. The area was settled after 1792, when the lands between the

and the

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were transferred to Russia according to the Iasi Peace Treaty. Until mid-20th century, it was known as Mykolaivka Druha ( uk, Миколаївка Друга, russian: Николаевка Вторая). Until 18 July 2020, Mykolaivka was the administrative center of

Mykolaivka Raion Mykolaivka Raion ( uk, Миколаївський район) was a raion (district) in Odesa Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Mykolaivka. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administ ...

. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of

raions A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is com ...

of Odesa Oblast to seven. The area of Mykolaivka Raion was merged into Berezivka Raion.

Economy

Transportation

Mykolaivka has road access to the Highway M05 which connects

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and

Odesa Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrative ...

References

{{Authority control Urban-type settlements in Berezivka Raion