Pivdenne (, ), formerly known as Yuzhne (; from ), is a port

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(

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) of south-western

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. Pivdenne hosts the administration of

Yuzhne urban hromada Pivdenne urban hromada () is a hromada in Odesa Raion of Odesa Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. Population: The hromada consists of a city of Pivdenne, a rural settlement Novi Biliari and 5 villages: * Biliari * Buldynka * Hryhorivka Hryhorivk ...

, one of the

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s of Ukraine. It is situated on the country's

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coast. Population: Initially created as a settlement of the Odesa Portside Plant in the

Small Adzhalyk Estuary The Small Adzhalyk Estuary or Hryhorivsky Estuary is a brackish water area in southern Ukraine, located north-east of Odesa. In the lower part (left bank) of the estuary, the Pivdennyi Port is located there. The estuary is connected with the se ...

, since 1981 it was transformed into a suburb of Odesa within the Suvorovsky District of the city. From the Southern Marine Terminal of the city port, the

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takes its beginning towards the

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. Until 18 July 2020, Yuzhne was incorporated as a city of oblast significance. In July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odesa Oblast to seven, the city of Yuzhne was merged into newly established Odesa Raion. The city's port Pivdennyi (formerly Yuzhnyi) is an internationally important oil

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, and one of Ukraine's top three ports, with

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and

Chornomorsk Chornomorsk (, ), formerly Illichivsk (), is a city in Odesa Raion, Odesa Oblast, south-western Ukraine, dependent on the Port of Chornomorsk. It hosts the administration of Chornomorsk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The city ...

. These three nearby port cities have grown into a single

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, and Pivdenne is considered a satellite of Odesa.

Name

11 May 1978 by the order of the Presidium of the

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(parliament) of the

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the newly built populated place was given the name of the village Yuzhne. Although it sounds awkward in Ukrainian, the city's name is the

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word for "Southern". The Ukrainian term for "Southern" would be ''Pivdenne''. The city is located about east of

. In February 1993 the Verkhovna Rada declared to give the urbanized village a special status in the

as a city of oblast significance. In 2000 the declaration of Verkhovna Rada #1914-III confirmed the city limits. In April 2023 the city council of Yuzhne decided to rename the city since the city name was not in accordance with the requirements of the law "On Ensuring the Functioning of the Ukrainian Language as the State Language". It was stated that the name of the city did not meet the spelling norms and standards of Ukrainian (the state language).
On 20 March 2024, the Committee of the

on issues of organization of state power, local self-government, regional development and urban planning decided to propose the name Port-Anental. On 9 October 2024, the Verkhovna Rada voted to rename Yuzhne to Pivdenne. Meanwhile, the proposed name Port-Annental did not get enough votes and was rejected.

Geography

Climate

Pivdenne has a

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(

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: ''Cfa'').

Demographics

According to the

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in the

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, league champions in the 2014/15 season. Pivdenne is also home to the "BK Khimik" women's volleyball team, Ukrainian champions in 2010/11 and 2011/12. The handball team named HC Portovik plays in the highest men's League.

Gallery

File:Yuzhny - Grygorivskogo desantu street.jpg, Hryhorivskoho Desantu Avenue File:Myru Avenue, Yuzhne 1.jpg, Myru Avenue file:Shevchenko bust in Yuzhne.jpg, Taras Shevchenko bust File:Memorial to Nebesna Sotnia, Yuzhne.jpg, Memorial to Nebesna Sotnia File:Anenthal 01.jpg, Saints Peter and Paul church File:Intercession church in Yuzhne.jpg, Intercession church File:Anenthal 09.jpg, Prymorskyi Park File:Garden Georgia, Yuzhne 04.jpg, Garden "Georgia" File:Park of wrought sculptures.jpg, Park of wrought sculptures File:Chinese garden (Yuzhne).jpg, Turkish Garden 'Kemer' File:Turkish Garden 'Kemer' 04.jpg, Turkish Garden 'Kemer File:Місто Южне, Одеська область.jpg, Pivdenne in winter File:Olimp Sports Complex in Yuzhne.jpg, Sports complex of Pivdenne File:Yuzhny - beach.jpg, Pivdenne beach

References

External links

Website of the Port of Yuzhny

Pivdenne: history of the city, photos, science
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