Horodok, Khmelnytskyi Oblast

For city in Lviv Oblast, see Horodok, Lviv Oblast.
Horodok
Городок
City
Skyline of Horodok
Skyline of Horodok
Flag of Horodok
Flag
Official seal of Horodok
Seal
Horodok is located in Ukraine
Horodok
Horodok
Horodok is located in Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Horodok
Horodok
Coordinates: 49°10′N 26°34′E / 49.167°N 26.567°E / 49.167; 26.567
Country Ukraine
OblastKhmelnytskyi Oblast
RaionKhmelnytskyi Raion
HromadaHorodok urban hromada
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
17,746

Horodok (Ukrainian: Городок, IPA: [ɦoroˈdɔk] ⓘ) is a city in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Horodok urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Its population was 17,746 according to the 2001 census. Current population is 15,633 (2022 estimate).[2]

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

Notable people

  • Ancient oak in downtown Horodok
    Ancient oak in downtown Horodok
  • The Smotrych River in Horodok
    The Smotrych River in Horodok
  • Local history museum
    Local history museum
  • Jewish cemetery
    Jewish cemetery

References

  1. ^ "Городецкая 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.