Zatoka, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion, Odesa Oblast

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Zatoka
Затoка
Zatoka central park.
Zatoka central park.
Coat of arms of Zatoka
Zatoka is located in Odesa Oblast
Zatoka
Zatoka
Zatoka is located in Ukraine
Zatoka
Zatoka
Coordinates: 46°4′2″N 30°27′25″E / 46.06722°N 30.45694°E / 46.06722; 30.45694Coordinates: 46°4′2″N 30°27′25″E / 46.06722°N 30.45694°E / 46.06722; 30.45694
Country Ukraine
Oblast Odesa Oblast
RaionBilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion
Area
 • Total31 km2 (12 sq mi)
Elevation
28 m (92 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,959
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Zatoka (Ukrainian: Затoка, romanizedZatoka; Romanian: Zatoca or Bugaz) is an urban-type settlement in Karolino-Buhaz rural hromada, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion, Odesa Oblast, in southwestern Ukraine. The settlement is a local beach resort. Additionally, Zatoka contains a small port named Buhaz, which has a single pier and is part of the Port of Bilhorod-Dnistrovsky. The population of Zatoka is 1,959 (2021 est.)[1].

The settlement is located on a sand spit of the Dniester Estuary next to where the Dniester flows into the Black Sea. It is 60 km from Odesa and 18 km from the city of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in Odesa Oblast, in the historical region of Budjak or southern Bessarabia.

In the Ukrainian language, "zatoka" refers to a bay.

References

  1. ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.