Katerynopil Raion
Katerynopil Raion (Ukrainian: Катеринопільський район) is a raion (district) of Cherkasy Oblast in central Ukraine. Its administrative center is located at Katerynopil. The raion covers an area of 672,2 square kilometres and as of 2011 it had a population of 25,128 people.
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Katerynopil
Katerynopil (Ukrainian: Катеринопіль) (until 1795 Kalnyboloto, Ukrainian: Калниболото) is an urban-type settlement located in Cherkasy Oblast (province) in central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Katerynopil Raion (district), housing the districts local administration. As of 2007, the town's population is 6,092.
Archaeologists have found remains of the ancient Trypillya culture on the territory of Katerynopil. During the Khmelnytsky Uprising in 1648-1654, Kalnyboloto was a sotnia town of the Korsun Cossack host. On March 5, 1923, Katerynopil was given the status of an administrative center of its surrounding district.
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