Birky, Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast
Birky (Ukrainian: Бірки, Russian: Борки) is an urban-type settlement in Kharkiv Raion of Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine. It is located approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of the city of Kharkiv. Birky belongs to Nova Vodolaha settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 521 (2022 estimate).[2]
Birky
Борки | |
|---|---|
Urban-type settlement | |
  Birky | |
| Coordinates: 49°41′10″N 36°03′13″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kharkiv Oblast |
| Raion | Kharkiv Raion |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 521 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Until 18 July 2020, Birky belonged to Nova Vodolaha Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Nova Vodolaha Raion was split between Kharkiv and Krasnohrad Raions, with Birky being transferred to Kharkiv Raion.[3][4]
Economy
Transportation
Birky railway station is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of the settlement, on the railway connecting Kharkiv with Lozova. There is some passenger traffic.
The settlement has access to Highway M18 and Highway M20 which connect Kharkiv with Dnipro, as well as to roads running to Lozova and Izium.
References
- "Нововодолажская 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.