Biloziria (Ukrainian: Білозір'я) is a big village (selo) in central Ukraine. It is located in Cherkasy Raion (district) of Cherkasy Oblast (province) 20 km (12 mi) southwest from the city of Cherkasy. It hosts the administration of Biloziria rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

Biloziria
Білозір'я
Village
Transfiguration Church of 1754
Transfiguration Church of 1754
Flag of Biloziria
Coat of arms of Biloziria
Biloziria is located in Ukraine
Biloziria
Biloziria
Biloziria in Cherkasy Oblast
Biloziria is located in Cherkasy Oblast
Biloziria
Biloziria
Biloziria (Cherkasy Oblast)
Coordinates: 49°18′19″N 31°53′32″E / 49.30528°N 31.89222°E / 49.30528; 31.89222
CountryUkraine
OblastCherkasy
RaionCherkasy
Population
 • Total8,506
WebsiteUkrainian Parliament website

History

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The village is mentioned as a town in the "Tales about populated localities of Kyiv Governorate" of 1864 by Lavrentiy Polkhylevych and the fact that existed before 1710.

Population

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Language

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Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:[2]

Language Number Percentage
Ukrainian 8 436 99.18%
Other[a] 70 0.82%
Total 8 506 100.00%
a Those who did not indicate their native language or indicated a language that was native to less than 1% of the local population.

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ "Білозірська територіальна громада" (in Ukrainian). decentralization.gov.ua.
  2. ^ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України" (in Ukrainian).
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49°18′19″N 31°53′32″E / 49.30528°N 31.89222°E / 49.30528; 31.89222