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Pivdenne, Kharkiv Oblast

Coordinates: 49°53′N 36°04′E / 49.883°N 36.067°E / 49.883; 36.067
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Pivdenne
Південне
Coat of arms of Pivdenne
Pivdenne is located in Kharkiv Oblast
Pivdenne
Pivdenne
Pivdenne is located in Ukraine
Pivdenne
Pivdenne
Coordinates: 49°53′N 36°04′E / 49.883°N 36.067°E / 49.883; 36.067
Country Ukraine
OblastKharkiv Oblast
RaionKharkiv Raion
HromadaPivdenne urban hromada
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
8,516
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
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Pivdenne (Ukrainian: Південне; Russian: Пивденное) is a small city in Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It was founded in 1906 and was originally named Yuzhny (Russian: Южный, lit.'southern').[1]: 53  It hosts the administration of Pivdenne urban hromada.[2] Population: 7,319 (2022 estimate).[3]

The linguist Yuri Knorozov, who played a key role in the decipherment of the Maya script, grew up in Yuzhny. He lived in a house built by his father on Karl Marx Street.[1]: 56, 59 

References

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  1. ^ a b Yershova, G. G. (2019). Последний гений XX века: Юрий Кнорозов: судьба ученого [The Last Genius of the Twentieth Century: Yuri Knorozov: The Fate of a Scientist] (in Russian). Moscow: Russian State University for the Humanities. ISBN 978-5-7281-2517-4.
  2. ^ "Пивденномиская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  3. ^ 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.