Tomakivka


Tomakivka is an urban-type settlement in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast of southeastern Ukraine. Tomakivka is the administrative center of the Tomakivka Raion in which it is located, housing the local district administration buildings. It is located on confluence of Tomakivka and Kyslichuvata rivers. Population:.
In 1535, the first Cossack host founded was the Tomakivka Sich, located on the Tomakivka Island near the mouth of the Tomakivka River. In 1552, a permanent settlement was established in the region under the name "Ukhod Tomakivka."
The modern town Tomakivka has direct roots in the former Cossack host on Tomakivka Island. After the autonomy of the Cossack Hetmanate was abolished in 1764, many of such cossack villages were more densely populated. In 1777, Tomakivka was granted sloboda status.