Kytaihorod (Trostianets rural hromada)

Kytaihorod Китайгород
Village
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Coordinates: 48°29′12″N 29°00′31″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Vinnytsia Oblast
Raion	Haisyn Raion
Hromada	Trostianets rural hromada
Area
• Total	1.98 km^2 (0.76 sq mi)
Elevation	205 m (673 ft)
Population
• Total	383
Postal code	24335
Area code	380 4343

Kytaihorod (Ukrainian: Китайгород) is a village in the Trostianets rural hromada, Haisyn Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on a tributary of the Dniester River,^[1] and has a population of 383.

History

The village was founded in 1686. According to historian Omeljan Pritsak, the etymology of the name Kytaihorod comes from the Polovtsy-Kumans.^[2]

On June 12, 2020, as order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the village became part of the Trostianets rural hromada.

On July 17, 2020, as a result of the territorial reform of Ukraine, the village became part of the Haisyn Raion from the now-abolished Trostianets Raion.^[3]

Notable people

• Vasyl Grinchak [uk], Ukrainian writer and translator

References

1. Tronko, Petro (1972). The History of Cities and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Vol. Vinnytsia Region. Kiev: Institute of History of Ukraine. p. 266.
2. Pritsak, O. (1973). "Polovtsy". Ukrainian Historian [uk] (in Ukrainian) (1–2): 117–118.
3. Verkhovna Rada. "Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine dated July 17, 2020 No 807-IX". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-08-14.