Velyka Bilozerka

Velyka Bilozerka
Velyka Bilozerka; Велика Білозерка
	Selo
	Velyka Bilozerka
	Coordinates: 47°16′21″N 34°42′03″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Zaporizhia Oblast
Raion	Velyka Bilozerka Raion
Population (2018)
• Total	8,339[1]
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Velyka Bilozerka (Ukrainian: Велика Білозерка; Russian: Великая Белозёрка) is a rural locality (selo) in Zaporizhia Oblast in Ukraine and the administrative center of Velyka Bilozerka Raion. The population in 2018 was 8339.[1]

Velyka Bilozerka is located on both banks of the Bilozerka River, a left tributary of the Dnieper.

History

The locality was founded in 1778 by settlers from Chernigov and Poltava Governorates of the Russian Empire.[2] It belonged to Novorossiya Governorate, since 1783 to Yekaterinoslav Viceroyalty, and since 1802 to Taurida Governorate.

Velyka Bilozerka is connected by roads with Kamianka-Dniprovska, Mykhailivka, and Melitopol. In Melitopol, it has access to the M14 highway connecting Odessa and Mariupol, as well as the M18 highway which runs to Kharkiv via Dnipro.

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"Великобілозерська районна державна адміністрація - картка району" (in Ukrainian). Velyka Bilozerka district administration. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
"Velyka Bilozerka" (in Ukrainian). Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

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