Bilopillia
Appearance
Bilopillia
Білопілля Белополье | |
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Bilopillia in Winter | |
Coordinates: 51°08′46″N 34°18′19″E / 51.14611°N 34.30528°E | |
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Raion | Bilopillia Raion |
Founded | 1672 |
Elevation | 159 m (522 ft) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 16,251[1] |
Postal code | 41800—810 |
Area code | +38 (05443) |
Website | http://bilopillya-meria.gov.ua/ |
Bilopillia (Ukrainian: Білопілля; Russian: Белополье, translit.: Belopol`ye) is a city and the administrative center of Bilopillia Raion in Sumy Oblast of northeastern Ukraine. It is located at around 51°8′54″N 34°18′3″E / 51.14833°N 34.30083°E, close to Kursk Oblast of Russia. Population: 16,466 (2015 est.)[2]
History
It was a settlement (since 1791 - town) in Sumy uyezd in Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
In 1933 a machine-building plant was built here.
During World War II, town was occupied by the German Army from 8 October 1941 to 3 September 1943.
In January 1989 the population was 19 746 people[3].
In January 2013 the population was 16 731 people[4].
Transport
- A railway station is situated here[5].
Gallery
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Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Bilopillia
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Bus station
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Bilopillia railway station
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School in Bilopillia
References
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2018 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2018. стор.62
- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ 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.92
- ^ Белополье // Советский энциклопедический словарь. редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. 4-е изд. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1986. стр.124