Vatutine (Ukrainian: Ватутіне, [wɐˈtutʲine]) is a city in Zvenyhorodka Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Vatutine urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It had a population of 15,763 (2022 estimate).

Administrative status

Vatutine gained status as a city in 1952. Until 18 July 2020, Vatutine was designated as a city of oblast significance and belonged to Vatutine Municipality but not to any raion. As part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Cherkasy Oblast to four, the city was merged into Zvenyhorodka Raion.

History

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The city was founded in 1946.

Demographics

In January 1989, the population of the city was 20, 362 people. In January 2013, the population of the city was 17, 653 people.

Language

Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:

Language	Number	Percentage
Ukrainian	18 362	91.69%
Russian	1 594	7.96%
Other	71	0.35%
Total	20 027	100.00%

Those who did not indicate their native language or indicated a language that was native to less than 1% of the local population.

See also

• List of cities in Ukraine