Birky, Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast

Birky
Борки
Rural 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; 36.05361
CountryUkraine
OblastKharkiv Oblast
RaionKharkiv Raion
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
521
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Birky (Ukrainian: Бірки, Russian: Борки) is a rural 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 Nova Vodolaha settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 521 (2022 estimate).[2]

History

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 Krasnohrad Raions, with Birky being transferred to Kharkiv Raion.[3][4]

Until 26 January 2024, Birky was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Birky became a rural settlement.[5]

Economy

Transportation

Birky railway station 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 на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  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.
  5. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.