| Vilkhivka rural hromada Вільхівська селищна громада | |
|---|---|
| Hromada | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Kharkiv |
| Raion |  Kharkiv |
| Admin. center | Vilkhivka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 219 km (85 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,030 |
| • Density | 55/km (140/sq mi) |
| Settlements | 17 |
| 6 |
| 11 |
| Website | vilh |
Vilkhivka rural territorial hromada (Ukrainian: Вільхівська територіа́льна грома́да) is a hromada (municipality) in Ukraine, in Kharkiv Raion of Kharkiv Oblast. The administrative center is the village of Vilkhivka.
Composition and extent
The area of the hromada is 219 square kilometres (85 sq mi), and the population is 12,030 (2022 estimate).
It consists of eleven villages:
- Bairak [uk]
- Biskvitne [uk]
- Blahodatne [uk]
- Bobrivka [uk]
- Koropy [uk]
- Mala Rohan
- Sorokivka [uk]
- Stepanky [uk]
- Verkhnia Rohanka [uk]
- Vilkhivka
- Zatyshshia [uk]
And six rural-type settlements:
History
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Vilkhivka was conquered by the Russian troops in 2022, but was later retaken March 27 by the Ukrainian army.
References
- "Вільхівська громада" (in Ukrainian). official website of Vilkhivka hromada. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ "Вільхівська територіальна громада". decentralization.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- 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.
- "It's 2 p.m. in Kyiv. Here's what you need to know", CNN, 27 March 2022