Seredyna-Buda (Ukrainian: Середина-Буда) is a city in Shostka Raion of Sumy Oblast of northeastern Ukraine. It was the administrative center of Seredyna-Buda Raion until it was abolished on 18 July 2020.[1] It is located on Bryansk to Konotop branch line and is served by the railway station Zernove. Population: 6,888 (2022 estimate).[2] In 2001, the population was 7,500.
Seredyna-Buda
Середина-Буда | |
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 Saint Nicholas Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Seredyna-Buda Location of Seredyna-Buda  Seredyna-Buda Seredyna-Buda (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 52°11′09″N 34°02′18″E / 52.18583°N 34.03833°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Sumy Oblast |
| Raion | Shostka Raion |
| Hromada | Seredyna-Buda urban hromada |
| Founded | 1650 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Oleksandr Hryhorovych |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.03 km2 (10.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 7,500 |
| Postal code | 41000 |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20140222101001/http://s-buda.gov.ua/ |
History
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Seredyna-Buda was founded in the 17th century by Old Believers migrated from Russia. It has had town status since 1964.
On February 24, 2022, it was one of the cities captured by the Russian Armed Forces during their invasion of Ukraine. It was recaptured a few days later by the Ukrainian Army.[citation needed]
Demographics
editAs of the 2001 Ukrainian census, Seredyna-Buda had a population of 7,526 inhabitants. Ethnic Ukrainians constitute a strong majority, yet Russian is most common language in the settlement due to its proximity to the Russian border. The exact ethnic and linguistic composition was as follows:[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України". socialdata.org.ua.
- ^ "Національний склад міст". Datatowel.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-04-07.
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