Zatoka, Odesa Oblast
Zatoka
Затoка | |
|---|---|
Zatoka central park. | |
| Coordinates: 46°4′2″N 30°27′25″E / 46.06722°N 30.45694°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Odesa Oblast |
| Raion | Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion |
| Hromada | Karolino-Buhaz rural hromada |
| Area | |
• Total | 31 km2 (12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 1,972 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Zatoka (Ukrainian: Затoка, romanized: Zatoka; Romanian: Zatoca or Bugaz) is a rural settlement in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion, Odesa Oblast, in southwestern Ukraine. It belongs to Karolino-Buhaz rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The population of Zatoka is 1,972 (2022 estimate). Its name comes from the Ukrainian-language word zatoka, meaning "bay".
The settlement is a local beach resort. Additionally, Zatoka contains a small port named Buhaz, which has a single pier and is part of the Port of Bilhorod-Dnistrovsky. The settlement is located on a sand spit of the Dniester Estuary next to where the Dniester flows into the Black Sea. It is 60 km from Odesa and 18 km from the city of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in Odesa Oblast, in the historical region of Budjak or southern Bessarabia.
Zatoka Bridge opened in 1955 and carries the R70 national road and the railway line from Odesa to Bessarabia.