| Bohodukhiv Богодухів | |
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| Coordinates: 50°9′42″N 35°31′32″E / 50.16167°N 35.52556°E / 50.16167; 35.52556 | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kharkiv Oblast |
| Raion | Bohodukhiv Raion |
| Hromada | Bohodukhiv urban hromada |
| Founded | 1662 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,623 km (627 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 14,624 |
| • Density | 9.0/km (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 62100-62109 |
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Bohodukhiv (Ukrainian: Богодухів, Russian: Богодухов, romanized: Bogodukhov) is a city in Kharkiv Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Bohodukhiv Raion. Bohodukhiv hosts the administration of Bohodukhiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Current population: 14,624 (2022 estimate).
History
This settlement was founded in 1662 as a small sloboda and Bogodukhov ostrog. It has been a town since 1681. In 1709, at the time of the Russo-Swedish War, it was taken by Menshikov and the emperor Alexius. After April 1780 it was the administrative centre of Bogodukhov uyezd in Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
A cathedral was built in 1793.
The population was 10,522 in 1860 and 11,928 in 1897. In Soviet times, much was done to develop industry and education here.
A local newspaper has been published here since February 1930.
During World War II, Bogodukhov was occupied by the German Army from 16 October 1941 to 17 February 1943 and again from 11 March to 7 August 1943. It was liberated by 1st Tank Army.
In 1944, a dairy factory was built there In 1950 the city had three secondary schools, five seven-year schools, two primary schools and a vocational school. In 1965, a medical college was opened there.
In January 1989, the population was 18,962 people and the main branch of the economy was the food industry. In January 2013, the population was 15,797 people.
Geography
Climate
| Climate data for Bohodukhiv (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
3.9 (39.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.3 (22.5) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
0.1 (32.2) |
8.5 (47.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.8 (18.0) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.0 (55.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 36.0 (1.42) |
32.2 (1.27) |
31.8 (1.25) |
37.1 (1.46) |
53.7 (2.11) |
73.9 (2.91) |
64.2 (2.53) |
41.0 (1.61) |
51.3 (2.02) |
45.7 (1.80) |
38.4 (1.51) |
35.1 (1.38) |
540.4 (21.28) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 89.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 86.1 | 82.9 | 78.0 | 66.3 | 61.4 | 67.7 | 68.1 | 64.0 | 71.0 | 78.5 | 86.4 | 87.3 | 74.8 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization | |||||||||||||
Demographics
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had a population of 18,045 inhabitants, making it the twelfth-largest city in the Kharkiv Oblast. The ethnic composition was as follows:
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Transport
Bohodukhiv railway station on the Southern railway is located here since 1878 at around 50°10′N 35°31′E / 50.167°N 35.517°E / 50.167; 35.517.
Notable people
- Oleksandr Kikhtenko (born 1956), retired general and former governor of the Donetsk Oblast
Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in UkraineBohodukhiv is twinned with:
Boyertown, United States
References
- "Богодуховская городская 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.
- ^ Богодухов // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / редколл., гл. ред. С. И. Вавилов. 2-е изд. том 5. М., Государственное научное издательство «Большая Советская энциклопедия», 1950. стр.350
- ^ Богодухов // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 3. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1970
- ^ Богодухов // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.147
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bogodukhov". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 119.
- № 3140. Маяк // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986 - 1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.411
- История второй мировой войны (в 12 тт.). том 7. / редколл., гл. ред. А. А. Гречко. М., Воениздат, 1976. стр.174
- Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
- "Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.97" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
External links
- Official page - Association of Ukrainian Cities
- (in Ukrainian) Unofficial site