Kodyma ( Ukrainian : Кодима , pronounced [ˈkɔdɪmɐ] ; Romanian : Codâma ) is a city in Odesa Oblast ( region ) of central Ukraine , located in the historic region of Podolia , south-eastern Podilia. It hosts the administration of Kodyma urban hromada , one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: 8,404 (2022 estimate).
5-553: Kodyma is named after a river Kodyma , on which it is located. On maps of the 16th century of Wenceslaus Grodecki there is a region identified as "Codima solitudo, uastissima" (a very vast desert). The area is located around the mid-stream of Southern Bug . It is believed that the Kodyma's etymology of Turkic origin and means a lower saturated with water place. In the Polish Geographic dictionary (Słownik geograficzny) it
10-487: A Tatar army at the battle of Kodyma. The modern city of Kodyma was founded by Józef Lubomirski (son of Jerzy Aleksander Lubomirski ) in 1754. Until 18 July 2020, Kodyma was the administrative center of Kodyma Raion . The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odesa Oblast to seven. The area of Kodyma Raion was merged into Podilsk Raion. As of
15-540: Is a right tributary of the Southern Bug river of Ukraine . Originating from springs in a boggy valley near the village of Budei ( uk:Будеї ), Podilsk Raion , Odesa Oblast , it flows within the Odesa Oblast and Mykolaiv Oblast and joins Southern Buh about 199 km away from its mouth, near Pervomaisk . Settlements by the river include Balta town, Holma village ( uk:Гольма ), Bobrik Pershy ("Bobrik
20-631: Is mentioned as a small town (miasteczko) in Balta county and has a train station on the Kyiv – Odesa railroad. The city foundation date is stated as 1754, however according to the Geographic Dictionary Kodyma as a real estate existed before and belonged to the family of Zamoyski. Later it transferred to the family of Koniecpolski after Johanna Barabara Zamoyska married Aleksander Koniecpolski . In 1694 Cossacks of Semen Paliy defeated
25-427: The 2001 Ukrainian census , the town had a population of 9,493 people. In addition to the ethnic Ukrainian majority, which makes up more than 90% of the population, Kodyma is home to small Russian , Moldovan and Belarusian minorities. The settlement is overwhelmingly Ukrainian-speaking . Native languages according to the 2001 Ukrainian census : Kodyma (river) The Kodyma ( Ukrainian : Кодима )
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