Bucha, Ukraine

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Bucha
Буча
Town
Bucha Flag
Flag
Bucha coat of arms
Coat of arms
Bucha
Bucha
Coordinates: 50°33′27.15″N 30°13′36.17″E / 50.5575417°N 30.2267139°E / 50.5575417; 30.2267139Coordinates: 50°33′27.15″N 30°13′36.17″E / 50.5575417°N 30.2267139°E / 50.5575417; 30.2267139
Country Ukraine
Oblast Kiev Oblast
Area
  Total 26.57 km2 (10.26 sq mi)
Population (2001)
  Total 28,533
  Density 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Area code(s) +380 4597

Bucha (Ukrainian: Буча) is a city in Ukraine's Kiev Oblast. Population: 28,533 of inhabitants (census 2001).

Bucha was assigned city status on February 9, 2006.[1] Before 1996 Bucha was a town subordinant to Irpin city.

There is a glass factory in Bucha.

The town's main landmark is a 19th-century railway station.

Author Mikhail Bulgakov stayed in Bucha with his family during the summer season in his cottage.

References

  1. [Bucha http://gska2.rada.gov.ua:7777/pls/z7502/A005?rdat1=20.02.2008&rf7571=42422] Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

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