Berdyansk is a port city in
the Zaporizhia province of south-central
Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center
of the Berdyansky Raion (district), the
city itself is directly subordinate to the
oblast, and is located on the northern coast
of the Sea of Azov. The current estimated
population is around 125,000 (as of 2001).
Berdyansk is also home to a health resort
with mud-baths and climatic treatments.
The city was founded in 1827
under the name Berdy, which in 1830 was
changed to Novo-Nogaisk (see Nogai). Its
present name was given to the city in 1842.
Between 1939 and 1958 it was known as Osipenko,
the name now used by the nearby village
Osypenko.
