Huliaipole
Huliaipole (Ukrainian: Гуляйполе, IPA: [ɦʊlʲɐjˈpɔle]; lit. 'walk-about field') is a city in Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. It is known as the birthplace of Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary Nestor Makhno. In January 2022, it had an estimated population of 12,786.
Huliaipole
Гуляйполе | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Etymology: "Walk-about field" | |
| Nickname: Makhnohrad | |
Huliaipole Huliaipole Huliaipole Huliaipole (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 47°39′N 36°16′E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
| Raion | Polohy Raion |
| Established | 1785 |
| City status | 1938 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Huliaipole City Council |
| • Mayor | Serhiy Oleksandrovych Yarmak |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.1 km2 (8.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 12,786 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 70200 |
| Area code | +380 6145 |
| Climate | Dfa |
| Website | gpmrada |
Huliaipole was attacked by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine and sustained heavy damage, placing it on one of the lines of contact separating Ukrainian and Russian forces.
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