Biliaivka

For other locations in Ukraine with the same name, see Biliaivka (village).

Biliaivka Біляївка
City
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Coordinates: 46°28′57.9″N 30°12′05.0″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Odesa Oblast
Raion	Odesa Raion
Hromada	Biliaivka urban hromada
Area
• Total	14.554 km2 (5.619 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	12,355
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	67600—604
Area code	+380-4852
Climate	Cfa

Biliaivka (Ukrainian: Біляївка, pronounced [biˈlʲɑjiu̯kɐ]) is a city in Odesa Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Biliaivka urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The city is located in the Dniester Delta, on the left bank of the Turunchuk River. Lake Safiany is located near by the city. Population: 12,355 (2022 estimate). 12.155 (2023 estimate).

History

The populated place (village at that time) was founded by the Ukrainian Cossacks after the elimination of the Zaporizhian Sich. The village called Holovkivka was first mentioned in 1792. The settlers from the Poltava region were moved here in 1794. The first name of the settlement originated from the name of famous Ukrainian Cossack leader, cossack general judge Antin Holovaty. There are several versions of the name origin, but all the versions are connected with his name.

The village started to be a volost administrative center in Odesa county in 1886. It had a population of 2917 people with 250 farmyards. There were two Orthodox churches, schools, six shops, and markets. The river crossing over the Turunchuk River was here.

The settlement gained town status on 2 January 1957, and city status in 1975. Until 2016, Biliaivka was part of Biliaivka Raion, center of Biliaivka Municipality, and the administrative center of the raion. On 28 January 2016, it was designated the city of oblast significance but remained the administrative center of the raion. The municipality was abolished as administrative unit on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odesa Oblast to seven. The area of Biliaivka Municipality was merged into Odesa Raion.

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, Biliaivka had a population of 14,248 inhabitants. Ethnic Ukrainians account for over 80% of the population, 10% identify as Russians, smaller minorities are Belarusians and Moldovans. The exact ethnic makeup was as follows:

Ethnic groups in Biliaivka

			percent
Ukrainians			83.97%
Russians			10.89%
Moldovans			1.68%
Belarusians			1.08%
Bulgarians			0.69%
Armenians			0.54%
Poles			0.13%
Gagauz			0.11%

Besides the Ukrainians, the city of Biliaivka has a significant number of Germans, Bulgarians, Greeks and Romani.

Notable people from Biliaivka

• Kyrylo Kovalchuk (born 1986), Ukrainian football player

External links

• Інформаційний портал Біляївки Archived 16 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
• Аліса Ложешник. Спадок родини Антона Андрійовича Головатого – військового судді Чорноморського козацького війська.
• Біляївка — Інформаційно-пізнавальний сайт | Одеська область у складі УРСР (На основі матеріалів енциклопедичного видання про історію міст та сіл України, том – Історія міст і сіл Української РСР. Одеська область. – К.: Головна редакція УРЕ АН УРСР, 1969. – 911 с.)
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