Yakymivka
Yakymivka
Якимівка | |
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Yakymivka Location in Ukraine Yakymivka Yakymivka (Ukraine) | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
| Raion | Melitopol Raion |
| Founded | 1833 |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 11,069 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Yakymivka (Ukrainian: Якимівка) is a rural settlement in Melitopol Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, east-central Ukraine. It was formerly the administrative center of Yakymivka Raion until the raion was abolished in 2020. Population: 11,069 (2022 estimate).
Yakymivka was first mentioned in historical documents in 1833 and named in honor of Yakym Kolosov, regional police ispravnic.