Smyha

Smyha
Смига
Urban-type settlement
Smyha

Location of Smyha in Ukraine

Coordinates: UA 50°14′24″N 25°45′57″E / 50.24000°N 25.76583°E / 50.24000; 25.76583Coordinates: UA 50°14′24″N 25°45′57″E / 50.24000°N 25.76583°E / 50.24000; 25.76583
Country  Ukraine
Province  Rivne Oblast
District Dubno Raion
Founded 1861
Town status 1980
Government
  Town Head Mykola Shandruk
Area
  Total 34.17 km2 (13.19 sq mi)
Elevation[1] 224 m (735 ft)
Population (2001)
  Total 3,015
  Density 88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 35680
Area code +380 3656
Website http://rada.gov.ua/

Smyha (Ukrainian: Смига) is an urban-type settlement in the Dubno Raion (district) of Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its population is 3,015 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2]

The settlement was first founded in 1861 as the village of Kenneberg (Ukrainian: Кеннеберг).[2] It was renamed to its current name "Smyha" in 1928, and it acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1980.[2]

References

  1. "Smyha (Rivne Oblast, Dubno Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Smyha, Rivne Oblast, Dubno Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 9 February 2012.


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