Velyka Bilozerka
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 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 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.
Economy
Transportation
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.
References
- "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.