Huliaipole

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Huliaipole Гуляйполе
Coat of arms
Etymology: "Walk-about field"
Nickname:  Makhnohrad[1][2]
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Coordinates: 47°39′N 36°16′E / 47.650°N 36.267°E / 47.650; 36.267
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Raion	Polohy Raion
Established	1785; 239 years ago (1785)
City status	1938; 86 years ago (1938)
Government
• Body	Huliaipole City Council
• Mayor	Serhiy Oleksandrovych Yarmak
Area
• Total	23.1 km2 (8.9 sq mi)
Elevation	109 m (358 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	12,786
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Postal code	70200
Area code	+380 6145
Climate	Dfa
Website	gpmrada.gov.ua[dead link]

Huliaipole (Ukrainian: Гуляйполе, IPA: [ɦʊlʲɐjˈpɔle]; lit. 'walk-about field') is a city in Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. It is known as the birthplace of Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary Nestor Makhno. In January 2022, it had an estimated population of 12,786.^[3]

Huliaipole was attacked by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine and sustained heavy damage, placing it on one of the lines of contact separating Ukrainian and Russian forces.