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Khrystynivka Христинівка |
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| Coordinates: 48°48′N 29°58′E / 48.800°N 29.967°ECoordinates: 48°48′N 29°58′E / 48.800°N 29.967°E | |||
| Country Oblast Raion |
Ukraine Cherkasy Oblast Khrystynivka Raion |
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| Founded | 1890 | ||
| City status | 1956 | ||
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| • Mayor | Mykola Nakonechnyj | ||
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| • Total | 13 km2 (5 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 238 m (781 ft) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 18,671 | ||
| Postal code | 20000-20008 | ||
| Area code(s) | +380-4745 | ||
| Website | http://khryst-rada.gov.ua/ | ||
Khrystynivka (Ukrainian: Христи́нівка, Ukrainian pronunciation: [xrɪsˈtɪnʲiwkɑ]; Russian: Христи́новка, Khristinovka) is a city in Cherkasy Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population is 11,650 (2001).
It is also the site of an ancient mega-settlement dating to 4000 - 3600 BC belonging to the Cucuteni-Trypillian culture. The settlement was for the time very large, covering an area of 100 hectares. This proto-city are just one of 2,440 Cucuteni-Trypillia settlements discovered so far in Moldova and Ukraine. 194 (8%) of these settlements had an area of more than 10 hectares between 5000 - 2700 BC and more than 29 settlements had an area in the range 100 - 300 - 450 Hectares.