Pirky (Ukrainian: Пірки) is a village in Poltava Raion of Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to Zinkiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Pirky has a population of 703. The body of local self-government is the Tarasiv village council.

Pirky
Пірки
Village
Pirky is located in Poltava Oblast
Pirky
Pirky
Location of Pirky within Ukraine
Pirky is located in Ukraine
Pirky
Pirky
Pirky (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 50°15′57″N 34°25′18″E / 50.26583°N 34.42167°E / 50.26583; 34.42167
Sovereign State Ukraine
OblastPoltava Oblast
RaionPoltava Raion
First Settled1726
Area
 • Total4,865 km2 (1,878 sq mi)
Elevation
116 m (381 ft)
Population
 • Total703
 • Density144.4/km2 (374/sq mi)
Postal Code
38114

Geography

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The village is located on the banks of the Tashan river. This causes much of the area to be formed to estuaries, marshlands and swamps, due to the river's windiness. The elevation is 116 meters.[2] It is located 7.5 kilometers from Zinkiv.[3]

History

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During the Holodomor, in 1932–1933, 524 people died.[4][circular reference]

Up until 2016, the village was called Komsomolske.[5]

Until 18 July 2020, Pirky belonged to Zinkiv 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 Zinkiv Raion was merged into Poltava Raion.[6][7]

In 2022, Russian troops invaded Ukraine and captured Pirky.[8] It was later retaken by Ukraine.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Зеньковская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ "weather.in.ua - погода в с. Комсомольське (Полтавська область, Зіньківський район) - прогноз погоди в Україні на 3 та 5 днів". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  3. ^ "Пірки · Полтавська область, Україна, 38114". Пірки · Полтавська область, Україна, 38114 (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  4. ^ "Джерела книг — Вікіпедія". uk.wikipedia.org (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  5. ^ "Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  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.
  8. ^ "The Battle of Ukraine, Special Issue 3, 1 March 2022, 18:00 Kyiv Time".
  9. ^ "The Battle of Ukraine, Special Issue 9, From 23 March, 15:00 to 25 March, 14:00 Kyiv Time".

50°16′06″N 34°24′47″E / 50.26833°N 34.41306°E / 50.26833; 34.41306