Balabyne
Balabyne is a rural settlement in Zaporizhzhia Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, southern Ukraine. Balabyne is the administrative center of the Balabyne Council, a local government area. It belongs to Kushuhum settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: In 2001, population was 5,668 according to the census.
History
The Russian settlement was first founded in 1777 as the village of Petrivska. In 1938, it was renamed to Balabyne and given the status of an urban-type settlement. It is located on the left bank of the Kakhovka Reservoir, just south of Zaporizhzhia's Komunarskyi District.Until 26 January 2024, Balabyne was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Balabyne became a rural settlement.