Bucha Буча |
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Bucha city park
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Coordinates: 50°33′27.15″N 30°13′36.17″E / 50.5575417°N 30.2267139°ECoordinates: 50°33′27.15″N 30°13′36.17″E / 50.5575417°N 30.2267139°E | |||
Country | Ukraine | ||
Oblast | Kiev Oblast | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 26.57 km2 (10.26 sq mi) | ||
Population (2001) | |||
• Total | 28,533 | ||
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) | ||
Area code(s) | +380 4597 |
Bucha (Ukrainian: Буча) is a city in Ukraine's Kiev Oblast. Administratively, it is incorporated as a city of oblast significance. In 2001, according to the census, population was 28,533. Current population: 28,483 (2013 est.).
Bucha was assigned city status on February 9, 2006. Before 1996 Bucha was a town subordinant to Irpin city.
Bucha Day celebrated in the city on 13th of September.
There is a stadium in Bucha named Yuvileiny Stadium, where some matches will be held in October 2016 for the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.
There is a glass factory in Bucha.
The town's main landmark is a 19th-century railway station.
Author Mikhail Bulgakov stayed in Bucha with his family during the summer season in his cottage.
Bucha is twinned with:
Shtamm's Country House Ruins in Bucha
Bucha railway station
Bulgakov monument