Oleksandriia
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| Oleksandriia Олександрія |
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| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kirovohrad |
| Area | |
| - Total | 55 km² (21.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 107 m (351 ft) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 93,357 |
Oleksandriia or Oleksandriya (Ukrainian: Олександрія) is a city located in the Kirovohrad Oblast (province) in central Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Oleksandriiskyi Raion (district), the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast.
The current estimated population is around 93,357 (as of 2001). Including the villages (selo) and townlets in the city raion, the total population rises to 103,856.
[edit] History
The city was founded in 1754, as the settlement Usivka (Ukrainian: Усівка), and has carried the name Oleksandriia since 1784. It was the center of rebellion of Ukrainian farmers in 1919, under Ataman Grigoriev.
[edit] Famous people from Oleksandriia
- Leonid Popov, a former Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent
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