{
  "place_id": "pivdenne#7590_11727",
  "wikidata": "Q586710",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Південне",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Pivdenne",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name, romanized under the Ukrainian national system of 2010, also adopted in the BGN/PCGN agreement of 2019; selected for present-day English use.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Yuzhne",
          "why": "Former Ukrainian name in English romanization; replaced by Pivdenne in 2024."
        },
        {
          "name": "Yuzhny",
          "why": "Russian-based form of the former name, common in English shipping reports."
        },
        {
          "name": "Yuzhnyy",
          "why": "BGN/PCGN 1947-style romanization of Russian Южный, used for the former name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Yuzhnoe",
          "why": "Russian-based variant of the former name in geographical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Pìvdenne",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 letter-for-letter transliteration of the Ukrainian name; a systematic bibliographic/search form, not a claim of established English usage."
        },
        {
          "name": "Південне",
          "why": "Ukrainian original-script name, included for recognition in quotations and indexes; not an English romanization."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Pivdenne",
      "why": "Same current spelling as in English; French geographical references have begun using Pivdenne after the 2024 renaming, while older port texts retain Youjne or Youjné.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Youjne",
          "why": "Former name in French transcription, replaced officially in 2024."
        },
        {
          "name": "Youjné",
          "why": "Accented French variant of the former name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ioujne",
          "why": "Alternative French transcription of the former name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ioujny",
          "why": "Russian-based French form found in port references."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Pivdenne is a Black Sea city in Odesa Oblast, east of Odesa. It grew as a planned industrial and port town associated with the nearby deep-water harbour.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Renamed from Южне (Yuzhne) by Rada resolution of 9 October 2024: https://www.rada.gov.ua/print/254301.html . Distinguish the city from the port name Pivdennyi and other Ukrainian places called Pivdenne. ISO 9:1995 alternatives are systematic search aids, not independently attested exonyms.",
  "rank": 318,
  "slug": "pivdenne"
}