Yuzhne

Yuzhne Южне
City of regional significance
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Yuzhne is located in Odessa Oblast Yuzhne Location in Ukraine
Yuzhne
Coordinates:
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Odessa Oblast
Municipality	Yuzhne
Elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Population (1 March 2014)
• Total	31,814
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	65481—65489
Area code(s)	+380-4842
Website	http://www.yuzhny.org/

Yuzhne (Ukrainian: Ю́жне, formerly: Южний, Yuzhny, translated as "southern" n. adj.) is a port city in Odessa Oblast (province) of south-western Ukraine. The city is designated as its own separate raion (district) within the oblast as a city of regional significance, and is situated on the country's Black Sea coast. Initially created as a settlement of the Odessa Portside Plant in the Hryhorivka Estuary, since 1981 it was transformed into a suburb of Odessa within the Suvorovsky District of the city. From the Southern Marine Terminal of the city port, the Odessa–Brody pipeline takes its beginning towards the Western Ukraine.

The city's port is an internationally important oil terminal, and one of Ukraine's top three ports, with Odessa and Illichivsk. In fact, these three nearby port cities have grown into a single conurbation, and Yuzhne is considered a satellite of Odessa.

Name

The city is located about 32 kilometers (20 miles) east of Odesa and it carries a foreign name. Although it sounds awkwardly in Ukrainian the city's name has not changed since Ukraine obtained its independence. The correct way to name the town in Ukrainian is Pivdenne, rather than Yuzhne.

File:Olimp Sports Complex in Yuzhne.jpg

Olimp Sports Complex in Yuzhne

Nonetheless, on 11 May 1978 by the order of the Presidium of Verkhovna Rada of Ukrainian SSR the newly built populated place was given the name of the village Yuzhne. Starting from this event the place takes its beginning. In February 1993 the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine declared to give the urbanized village a special status in the Odessa Oblast as a city of regional significance. In 2000 the declaration of Verkhovna Rada #1914-III confirmed the city limits.

Climate

Yuzhne has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa).

File:Yuzhny - beach.jpg

Yuzhny beach

Climate data for Yuzhne
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Daily mean °C (°F)	−1.9 (28.6)	−1.1 (30)	2.5 (36.5)	9.4 (48.9)	15.5 (59.9)	20.0 (68)	22.3 (72.1)	21.7 (71.1)	16.9 (62.4)	11.1 (52)	5.3 (41.5)	1.1 (34)	10.2 (50.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	36 (1.42)	37 (1.46)	29 (1.14)	32 (1.26)	39 (1.54)	47 (1.85)	50 (1.97)	36 (1.42)	38 (1.5)	26 (1.02)	39 (1.54)	43 (1.69)	452 (17.81)
Source: Climate-Data.org

Sport

Yuzhne is home to the team BC Khimik in the Ukrainian Basketball Superleague, league champions in the 2014/15 season. Yuzhne 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

• Yuzhny - Grygorivskogo desantu street.jpg

  A street in Yuzhne

• Місто Южне, Одеська область.jpg

  Yuzhne in Winter

• OPZ smoke.jpg

  Odessa Port Plant

• Терминалы ТИС лето 2009.jpg

  Port of Yuzhne

See also

• Odessa–Brody pipeline

External links

• Information portal of Yuzhny town (Russian)
• Website of the Port of Yuzhny (English)/(Russian)