Svitlovodsk

Switlowodsk (Ukrainian Світловодськ - to 1962 Khrushchev / Хрущов - to 1969 Kremhes / Кремгес; Russian Светловодск / Svetlovodsk ) is a city on Krementschuker reservoir in the east of Kirovohrad Oblast in Ukraine. Switlowodsk has 48,100 inhabitants (2013 ) and is the administrative center of the homonymous Rajons, but itself is not a part of this.

The city of Kirovohrad located 108 km southwest of Switlowodsk. The city is one circle next to the city proper and the urban-type settlement Wlassiwka ( Власівка ).

The dam with hydroelectric plant, which impounds the Dnepr to Krementschuker dam is located in Switlowodsk. In addition, of the 55 km long Zybulnyk flows into the Dnieper. In the village there is a train station. Public transport is handled by buses.

History

In the late 1950s, were the workers accommodation of employees in the construction of the dam workers in place. After the dam was completed, Switlowodsk experienced a rapid population growth as a result of the existing locally produced energy companies were settled.

Population

Source: 1959-1989 :; 2001-2013:

Rajon

Switlowodsk is the administrative seat of the 1939 founded the same name Rajons. The Rajon Switlowodsk has about 13,000 inhabitants and an area of ​​1219 km ². The population density is 11 inhabitants per km ².