Bilovodsk settlement hromada

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Bilovodsk settlement hromada
Біловодська селищна громада
Country Ukraine
OblastLuhansk
RaionStarobilsk
Area
 • Total1,596.0 km2 (616.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total22,610
 • Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Settlements32
  • Villages
32
Map

Bilovodsk settlement hromada (Ukrainian: Біловодська селищна громада) is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Starobilsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast. Its administrative center is the town of Bilovodsk.[1]

Extent[edit]

It has an area of 1,596.0 square kilometres (616.2 sq mi) and a population of 22,610, as of 2020.[2]

The hromada contains 33 settlements: 1 town (Bilovodsk) and 32 villages:[2]

  • Baranykivka [uk]
  • Brusivka
  • Vitrogon
  • Harmashivka
  • Honcharove
  • Horodyshche
  • Horodnye
  • Danilivka
  • Yevsug
  • Zelekivka
  • Kononivka
  • Kopani
  • Kreidyane
  • Limarivka
  • Lytvynivka
  • Nizhnyobaranikivka
  • Novoderkul [uk]
  • Novolymarivka
  • Novoaleksandrivka
  • Novospasivka

History[edit]

Bilovodsk settlement hromada was established on 29 October 2017, as the only hromada of Bilovodsk Raion.[3] Bilovodsk Raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine,[4][5] and Bilovodsk settlement hromada was transferred to Starobilsk Raion.[6]

The territory of the hromada was taken over by Russia and its proxies during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

On 22 August 2022, head of the Luhansk Oblast military administration Serhii Haidai reported on Russia's indoctrination of Ukrainian children, saying that "a solemn oath-taking and initiation of 30 school-aged children into the military-patriotic 'Young Guard' movement" took place in the village Novoderkul [uk]. This took place on the 225th anniversary of the founding of Novoderkul.[7]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Bida, Olesya (27 July 2020). "Новое районирование Украины. Куда теперь ехать за справкой и как будут распределяться деньги". hromadske.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  2. ^ a b "Біловодська територіальна громада". Decentralization in Ukraine. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  3. ^ "Біловодський район". Decentralization in Ukraine. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  4. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  5. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України. 17 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Карта нових районів України: хто і кого поглинув". BBC News Україна (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  7. ^ "Children and Coal Miners from Luhansk Region Pulled Into Russian Military". Retrieved 2023-11-09.