Bitlia (Ukrainian: Бі́тля, Polish: Butla) is a village (selo) in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, in southwest Ukraine. The village is located at a distance of 28 kilometres (17 mi) from the district center of Turka and 160 kilometres (99 mi) from the regional center of Lviv.[1] It belongs to Borynia settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] Its population is 1,101. Local government — Bitlianska village council.[3]

Bitlia
Бі́тля
Bitlia is located in Lviv Oblast
Bitlia
Bitlia
Coordinates: 48°58′41″N 22°59′35″E / 48.97806°N 22.99306°E / 48.97806; 22.99306
Country Ukraine
Province Lviv Oblast
DistrictSambir Raion
Established1512
Area
 • Total24 km2 (9 sq mi)
Elevation
/(average value of)
648 m (2,126 ft)
Population
 • Total674
 • Density45,875/km2 (118,820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
82551
Area code+380 3269
Websiteсело Бітля (Ukrainian)

The village Bitlia[4] is located in the Ukrainian Carpathians within the limits of the Eastern Beskids in southwestern Lviv Oblast in Turka Raion.

The first written mention of the settlement dates back to 1512.[5]

Until 18 July 2020, Bitlia belonged to Turka Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Turka Raion was merged into Sambir Raion.[6][7]

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  1. ^ DELLA
  2. ^ "Боринская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  3. ^ Бітлянська сільська рада (in Ukrainian)
  4. ^ Село Бітля вікіпедія Бітля (Ukrainian)
  5. ^ Село Бітля: карта вулиць (in Ukrainian)
  6. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  7. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.

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  • Ukrainian: Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р.) Page 877.