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# Pivdennoukrainsk

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Південноукраїнськ.

## English name

**Pivdennoukrainsk** — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010 and recommended by the UN in 2012; also the BGN/PCGN system adopted in 2019.

Other forms in use:

- **Yuzhnoukrainsk** — Former official name Южноукраїнськ in a widely used English spelling; replaced in October 2024.
- **Yuzhnoukrayinsk** — Older English romanization of the former Ukrainian name.
- **Yuzhnoukrains’k** — Older cartographic form of the former name with a soft-sign mark.
- **Южноукраїнськ** — Former official Ukrainian Cyrillic name, replaced in 2024.
- **Южноукраинск** — Russian Cyrillic name, still encountered in Russian-language material.
- **Pivdennoukrayins’k** — BGN/PCGN 1965 geographical romanization of the Ukrainian spelling. Standard-derived form; medium confidence in actual use for this place, not claimed as an established English exonym.
- **Pìvdennoukraïnsʹk** — ISO 9:1995 reversible transliteration of the Ukrainian spelling. Standard-derived form; medium confidence in actual use for this place, not claimed as an established English exonym.
- **Pivdennoukraïnsʹk** — ALA-LC Ukrainian 2011 library romanization of the Ukrainian spelling. Standard-derived form; medium confidence in actual use for this place, not claimed as an established English exonym.
- **Південноукраїнськ** — Original Ukrainian Cyrillic spelling, useful for matching local documents and quotations; not a Latin-script English form.

## French name

**Pivdennoukrainsk** — Current official Ukrainian Latin form selected for French readers; no settled adapted French form is assumed.

Other forms in use:

- **Ioujnooukraïnsk** — Former name in conventional French transcription; replaced officially in October 2024.
- **Yuzhnoukrainsk** — English-style spelling of the former name also encountered in French nuclear-industry material.

## About

Pivdennoukrainsk is a planned city in Mykolaiv Oblast near the Southern Bug River. It developed as the residential base for the South Ukraine nuclear power station.

## Notes

Renamed by resolution 4007-IX of 9 October 2024. Proposed Hard/Gard was not the adopted name. The plant’s English name South Ukraine should not automatically be substituted for the municipality.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q1013568](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1013568) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/pivdennoukrainsk/?format=json)


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