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Nova Kakhovka
Nova Kakhovka; Нова Каховка
	Aerial view of Nova Kakhovka.
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Map of Ukraine with Nova Kakhovka highlighted.
	; Nova Kakhovka Location of Nova Kakhovka
	Coordinates: 46°46′N 33°22′E / 46.767°N 33.367°E
Country; Oblast; Raion	Ukraine; Kherson Oblast; Nova Kakhovka City Municipality
Founded	28 February 1952
	Government
- Mayor
	Area
- Total	222.7 km2 (86 sq mi)
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)
	Population (2005)
- Total	72,700
- Density	363/km2 (940.2/sq mi)
Postal code	74900
Area code(s)	+380 5549
Website	novakahovka.com.ua

Nova Kakhovka (Ukrainian: Нова Каховка) is a city in the Kherson Oblast of southern Ukraine. It is designated as a separate raion (district) within the oblast, and is an important river port on Dnieper River and the Kakhovka Reservoir. It is also the site of the Tavria Games, (Ukrainian: Таврійські ігри, translit. Tavriys'ki hry), the most popular annual international music festival in the region.

The current estimated population is around 52,611 (as of 2001), with an urban population of 75,392.

The Building of Culture in Nova Kakhovka.

[edit] History

Nova Kakhovka was founded on 28 February 1952, in the place where, from 1891, the village Klyucheve had existed. It was in direct proximity of the established dam of the Kakhovka Hydro Electric Station (1947-1948), and was built to house the plant's construction workers. Since its founding, the city has been called Nova Kakhovka, or New Kakhova, in deference to the city of Kakhovka located 15 km (9.3 mi) away. After the construction of the power plant was finished, most of the workers stayed in Nova Kakhovka.

Landsat image of Nova Kakhovka.

[edit] Geography

The city is sometimes referred to as an oasis, because it was built on an area where sand was plentiful. During the construction of the city, the parks and sod were built and lain on the sandy ground. Also, the architectural plans were developed to build streets and squares in the way they would harmonize perfectly with the shoreline of the reservoir.

[edit] Modern Nova Kakhovka

[edit] Economy and transport

The economic activities in Nova Kakhovka are engineering (electrotechnology) and power production. Near the city the large North Crimean Canal begins, via which the southwest of the Kherson Oblast and the entire northern part of the Crimea are supplied with water coming from the Dnieper River.

A park in Nova Kakhovka.

The city is located between Kherson in the west and Melitopol in the east on the European route E58, which runs from Odessa to Rostov-on-Don near the city. The city contains a non-electrified, one lane railroad, an airport, a water route to the Black Sea, and a port which is located on the southwest part of the Khakovka Reservoir.

[edit] Administrative divisions

The Nova Kakhovka city has a small city and an urban type village within it, as well as eight small villages in the outlying area.

Small towns and urban type villages: Tavriysk, Dnipryany
Villages: Korsunka, Maslivka, Novy Laheri, Obryvky, Pischane, Plodove, Raiske, Topolivka

[edit] View of Nova Kakhovka

The administrative center of Nova Kakhovka.	"The Central" Shopping Centre, former "Children's World"	Trimuphal arch over Nova Kakhovka locks.	The shoreline in Nova Kakhovka.
The Park of Glory.