Shyshaky
Shyshaky
Шишаки | |
|---|---|
Urban-type settlement | |
 Shyshaky Raion administrative seat | |
  Shyshaky Location in Poltava Oblast .svg) Shyshaky Location in Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 49°52′31″N 34°00′27″E / 49.87528°N 34.00750°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Poltava Oblast |
| Raion | Shyshaky Raion |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 4,331[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Shyshaky (Ukrainian: Шишаки, Russian: Шишаки) is an urban-type settlement and the administrative center of Shyshaky Raion of Poltava Oblast in Ukraine. It is located on the left bank of the Psel, a left tributary of the Dnieper. Population: 4,331 (2020 est.)[1]
History
In ХІХ century Shyshaky was part of Shyshaky volost, Mirgorodsky Uyezd, Poltava Governorate.[2]
Economy
Transportation
The settlement has access to Highway M03 connecting Kyiv and Kharkiv via Poltava. It also has access to Velyki Sorochyntsi and Myrhorod.
The closest railway station, Yareski, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of Shyshaky and on the railway line connecting Poltava and Romodan via Myrhorod. There is both local and long-distance passenger traffic.
References
- ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2020 року / Population of Ukraine Number of Existing as of January 1, 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2023.
- ^ Историческая информация о местечке Миргород