Sofiivka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

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Sofiivka
Софіївка
Urban-type settlement
Sofiivka is located in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Sofiivka
Sofiivka
Coordinates: 48°03′0″N 33°52′0″E / 48.05000°N 33.86667°E / 48.05000; 33.86667Coordinates: 48°03′0″N 33°52′0″E / 48.05000°N 33.86667°E / 48.05000; 33.86667
CountryUkraine
OblastDnipropetrovsk Oblast
RaionKryvyi Rih Raion
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total6,451
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Sofiivka (Ukrainian: Софіївка; Russian: Софиевка) is an urban-type settlement in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in Ukraine. It hosts the administration of , one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] Population: 6,451 (2021 est.)[1]

Sofiivka is located on the banks of the , a right tributary of the Bazavluk in the basin of the Dnieper.

Until 18 July 2020, Sofiivka was the administrative center of Sofiivka Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to seven. The area of Sofiivka Raion was merged into Kryvyi Rih Raion.[3][4]

Economy[]

Transportation[]

Sofiivka is on the which connects Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih. It also have road access to Apostolove in the south and Piatykhatky in the north.

The closest railway station is in , about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of Sofiivka, on the railway connecting Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih.

References[]

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