Staryi Merchyk

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Staryi Merchyk
Старий Мерчик
Urban-type settlement
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Coat of arms of Staryi Merchyk
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Staryi Merchyk is located in Kharkiv Oblast
Staryi Merchyk
Staryi Merchyk
Location in Kharkiv Oblast
Coordinates: 49°58′45″N 35°45′36″E / 49.97917°N 35.76000°E / 49.97917; 35.76000Coordinates: 49°58′45″N 35°45′36″E / 49.97917°N 35.76000°E / 49.97917; 35.76000
CountryUkraine
OblastKharkiv Oblast
RaionBohodukhiv Raion
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,822
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Staryi Merchyk (Ukrainian: Старий Мерчик, Russian: Старый Мерчик) is an urban-type settlement in Bohodukhiv Raion of Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine. It is located on the , a tributary of the in the drainage basin of the Dnieper. Staryi Merchyk belongs to , one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 1,822 (2020 est.)[2]

Until 18 July 2020, Staryi Merchyk belonged to Valky 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 Valky Raion was merged into Bohodukhiv Raion.[3][4]

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Transportation[]

The closest railway stations are on the railway connecting Kharkiv with Sumy via Bohodukhiv and on the railway connecting Kharkiv with Poltava. Both stations have some passenger traffic.

The settlement has access to Highway M03 which connects Kharkiv with Kyiv.

References[]

  1. ^ "Валковская городская 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. ^ "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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