Bilyky (Ukrainian: Білики; Russian: Белики) is a rural settlement in Poltava Raion, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on the right bank of the Vorskla, a left tributary of the Dnieper. Bilyky hosts the administration of Bilyky settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 4,736 (2022 estimate).[2]

Bilyky
Білики
Bilyky is located in Poltava Oblast
Bilyky
Bilyky
Location in Poltava Oblast
Bilyky is located in Ukraine
Bilyky
Bilyky
Location in Ukraine
Coordinates: 49°15′30″N 34°16′07″E / 49.25833°N 34.26861°E / 49.25833; 34.26861
Country Ukraine
Oblast Poltava Oblast
RaionPoltava Raion
Population
 (2022)
 • Total4,736
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History edit

Until 18 July 2020, Bilyky belonged to Kobeliaky Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Poltava Oblast to four. The area of Kobeliaky Raion was merged into Poltava Raion.[3][4]

Until 26 January 2024, Bilyky was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Bilyky became a rural settlement.[5]

Economy edit

Transportation edit

To the north, Bilyky has access to the Highway M22 connecting Poltava with Oleksandriia via Kremenchuk. To the south, it has road connections with Kobeliaky.

Lishchynivka railway station is located in Bilyky. It is on the railway which connects Poltava and Kremenchuk. There is infrequent passenger traffic.

References edit

  1. ^ "Белицкая громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  4. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  5. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.