Poima

A village in Kherson Oblast

Rural settlement in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine

Poima Пойма
Rural settlement
46°37′48″N 32°50′01″E / 46.63°N 32.833611°E / 46.63; 32.833611
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kherson Oblast
Raion	Kherson Raion
Hromada	Oleshky urban hromada
Area
• Total	0.05 km² (0.02 sq mi)
Elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Population (2001 census)^[1]
• Total	117
• Density	2,300/km² (6,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	75100
Area code	+380 5542

Poima or Poyma (Ukrainian: Пойма), known as Tsiurupynsk (Ukrainian: Цюрупинськ) before 2016, is a rural-type settlement in Ukraine, located in Oleshky urban hromada, Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast.^[2]

History

In accordance with decommunization laws in Ukraine, Tsiurupynsk was renamed to Poima by the Ukrainian parliament in 2016.^[3]

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, it was occupied by Russia.^[4]

On 23 September 2023, the administration of Oleshky urban hromada began discussions on renaming Poima to "Zaplava". This was as a result of a decision by the National Commission for State Language Standards [uk] on 22 June, determining that the name of the settlement was not in line with state language standards, as it was a transliteration from Russian. "Zaplava" (Ukrainian: Заплава) is the native Ukrainian equivalent of Poima. Poima was one of 43 settlements in Kherson Oblast recommended to be renamed in the decision.^[5]

Poima was reportedly recaptured by Ukraine on October 18, 2023 during an incursion across the Dnipro river.^[4]^[6]

Demographics

In 2001 the settlement had 117 inhabitants, native language as of the 2001 Ukrainian census:^[1]

Ukrainian – 93.16%
Russian – 6.84%

References

^ ^a ^b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
^ "Пойма - Херсонська область". decentralization.gov.ua. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
^ "Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Ukrainian forces cross Dnipro river in major tactical advance". Retrieved 19 October 2023.
^ Василевська, Єва (23 September 2023). "На Херсонщині селище Пойма пропонують перейменувати у Заплаву" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 16 November 2023.
^ Jaroslav Lukiv (19 October 2023). "Ukraine war: Kyiv troop build-up reported across Dnipro river". bbc.com. BBC News. Retrieved 20 October 2023. "Geolocated footage published on 18 October indicates that Ukrainian forces advanced north of Pishchanivka (14km east of Kherson City and 3km from the Dnipro River) and into [the village of] Poyma (11km east of Kherson City and 4km from the Dnipro River)," the US-based think tank added.