Vilkhivka rural hromada

Vilkhivka rural hromada
Вільхівська селищна громада
Hromada
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Country Ukraine
Oblast Kharkiv
Raion Kharkiv
Admin. centerVilkhivka
Area
 • Total219 km2 (85 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total12,030
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Settlements17
  • Rural settlements
6
  • Villages
11
Websitevilh.gov.ua
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Vilkhivka rural territorial hromada (Ukrainian: Вільхівська територіа́льна грома́да) is a hromada (municipality) in Ukraine, in Kharkiv Raion of Kharkiv Oblast. The administrative center is the village of Vilkhivka.[1]

Composition and extent

The area of the hromada is 219 square kilometres (85 sq mi),[2] and the population is 12,030 (2022 estimate).[3]

It consists of eleven villages:[2]

And six rural-type settlements:[2]

History

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Vilkhivka was conquered by the Russian troops in 2022, but was later retaken March 27 by the Ukrainian army.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Вільхівська громада" (in Ukrainian). official website of Vilkhivka hromada. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  2. ^ a b c "Вільхівська територіальна громада". decentralization.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "It's 2 p.m. in Kyiv. Here's what you need to know", CNN, 27 March 2022