Kushuhum
Kushuhum or Kushugum is a rural settlement in Zaporizhzhia Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, southern Ukraine. Kushuhum hosts the administration of Kushuhum settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. In 2001, its population was 5,668 according to the census, Kushuhum is the administrative center of the Kushuhum settlement council, a local government area.
History
The settlement was first founded in 1770 as the village of Velyka Katerynivka. In 1938, it was renamed to Kushuhum and given the status of an urban-type settlement. It is located on the left bank of the Kakhovka Reservoir.Until 26 January 2024, Kushuhum was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Kushuhum became a rural settlement.
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, the population of Kushuhum is 7,764 people. According to the 2022 estimate, the population is 7,796 people.Language
Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:| Language | Percentage |
| Ukrainian | 84.5% |
| Russian | 15.2% |
| other | 0.3% |