Birky, Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast

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Birky
Борки
Urban-type settlement
Birky is located in Kharkiv Oblast
Birky
Birky
Coordinates: 49°41′10″N 36°03′13″E / 49.68611°N 36.05361°E / 49.68611; 36.05361Coordinates: 49°41′10″N 36°03′13″E / 49.68611°N 36.05361°E / 49.68611; 36.05361
CountryUkraine
OblastKharkiv Oblast
RaionKharkiv Raion
Population
 (2021)
 • Total534
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Birky (Ukrainian: Бірки, Russian: Борки) is an urban-type settlement in Kharkiv Raion of Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine. It is located approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of the city of Kharkiv. Birky belongs to , one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 534 (2021 est.)[2]

Until 18 July 2020, Birky belonged to Nova Vodolaha Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Nova Vodolaha Raion was split between Kharkiv and Pavlohrad Raions, with Birky being transferred to Kharkiv Raion.[3][4]

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is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of the settlement, on the railway connecting Kharkiv with Lozova. There is some passenger traffic.

The settlement has access to Highway M18 and Highway M20 which connect Kharkiv with Dnipro, as well as to roads running to Lozova and Izium.

References[]

  1. ^ "Нововодолажская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  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.
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