Bilozerka
Bilozerka (Ukrainian: Білозе́рка, pronounced [b⁽ʲ⁾iloˈzɛrkɐ]) is an urban-type settlement in Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Bilozerka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] It has a population of 9,258 (2022 estimate).[2]
Bilozerka
Білозерка | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Bilozerka Location in Ukraine  Bilozerka Bilozerka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 46°37′40″N 32°26′35″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Kherson Oblast |
| Raion | Kherson Raion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total |  9,258 |
| Postal code | 75000 |
| Area code | +380-5547 |
Administrative status
Until 18 July, 2020, Bilozerka was the administrative center of Bilozerka Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kherson Oblast to five. The area of Bilozerka Raion was merged into Kherson Raion.[3][4]
History
In the first weeks of the Southern Ukraine offensive (February/March) of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Bilozerka was occupied by the Russian army.[5] On 14 March, 2022, a peaceful rally against the Russian occupiers was held in the village; according to a report by Ukrainska Pravda, Russian soldiers fired into the air and tried to stop the protesters.[5] After the Russian military left the town on 11 November, local residents removed Russian flags and replaced them with Ukrainian ones.
Notable people
- Sergei Bondarchuk, actor, film director, and screenwriter
- Nikolai Skadovsky, Ukrainian painter
- Olga Skorokhodova, scientist, therapist, teacher and writer
- Lyudmila Shirina, Ukrainian operatic soprano, a member of the Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater
References
- "Белозерская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- 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.
- "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- "Rallies against Russian occupation army continue in the Kherson region: Bilozerka village held rally on 14 March". Ukrayinska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.