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. Seredyna-Buda was founded in the 17th century by Old Believers migrated from Russia. It has had town status since 1964. Population: 6,888 (2022 estimate).[2] In 2001, the population was 7,500.
Seredyna-Buda
Середина-Буда | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Seredyna-Buda Location of Seredyna-Buda .svg) 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/ |
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 after they took back their lands.
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.
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