Borova, Kharkiv Oblast

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Borova
Борова
Urban-type settlement
Borova is located in Kharkiv Oblast
Borova
Borova
Coordinates: 49°22′54″N 37°38′27″E / 49.38167°N 37.64083°E / 49.38167; 37.64083Coordinates: 49°22′54″N 37°38′27″E / 49.38167°N 37.64083°E / 49.38167; 37.64083
CountryUkraine
OblastKharkiv Oblast
RaionIzium Raion
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,277
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Borova (Ukrainian: Борова, Russian: Боровая) is an urban-type settlement in Izium Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of , one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 5,277 (2020 est.)[2]

Borova is located to the southeast of Kharkiv.

Geography[]

Borova is situated on the eastern bank of Oskol reservoir of the Oskol.

Distance from Kharkiv via the railway 193 km, by the road 165 km. The core railway station namely Pereddonbasivska (approx. 1,5 km). and are the nearest villages. Distance from Borova to is about 2 km.

A pine massif is here.

History[]

It was a village in Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.

A local newspaper is published here since 1934.[3]

During World War II it was under German occupation from July 1942 to February 1943.[citation needed]

Urban-type settlement since 1968.[citation needed]

In January 1989 the population was 7396 people.[4] In January 2013 the population was 5740 people.[5]

Until 18 July 2020, Borova was the administrative center of Borova 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 Borova Raion was merged into Izium Raion.[6][7]

Economy[]

Transportation[]

The Central bus-station links villages and cities by the P-78 and P-79 roads. Borova is on the P-79 road which connects Krasnohrad via Izium with Kupiansk and further crosses into Russia. There are local roads as well.

is on the railway connecting Izium and Sloviansk with Kupiansk where it has further access to Kharkiv and to Valuyki and Liski in Russia.

Education[]

  • High School
  • School
  • Musical School
  • Palace of Culture
  • Library's for children's and adults
  • Sport complex

References[]

  1. ^ "Боровская 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 30 September 2020.
  3. ^ № 3144. Трудовая слава // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986—1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.411—412
  4. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
  5. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.97
  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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