Kobeliaky (Ukrainian: Кобеляки, pronounced [kobeˈlʲɑkɪ]) is a city in Poltava Raion, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Kobeliaky urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[3] Population: 9,465 (2022 estimate).[4]
Kobeliaky
Кобеляки | |
|---|---|
 Church in Kobeliaky | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg)  Kobeliaky Location of Kobeliaky  Kobeliaky Kobeliaky (Poltava Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 49°08′00″N 34°12′00″E / 49.13333°N 34.20000°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Poltava Oblast |
| Raion | Poltava Raion |
| Hromada | Kobeliaky urban hromada |
| Founded | 1620 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.21 km2 (0.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 9,465 |
| • Density | 7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 39200—39204[1] |
| Vehicle registration | BI[2] |
History
editDuring World War II, Kobeliaky was under German occupation from 15 September 1941 until 25 September 1943.
Until 18 July 2020, Kobeliaky was the administrative center of Kobeliaky Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Poltava Oblast to four. The area of Kobeliaky Raion was merged into Poltava Raion.[5][6]
Population
editLanguage
editDistribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:[7]
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 95.66% |
| Russian | 3.84% |
| other/undecided | 0.5% |
Geography
editClimate
edit| Climate data for Kobeliaky (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
4.8 (40.6) |
0.1 (32.2) |
13.4 (56.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.8 (25.2) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
1.7 (35.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
8.6 (47.5) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
8.7 (47.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
4.9 (40.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40.1 (1.58) |
34.3 (1.35) |
35.4 (1.39) |
35.8 (1.41) |
48.5 (1.91) |
57.3 (2.26) |
57.0 (2.24) |
41.2 (1.62) |
52.2 (2.06) |
39.4 (1.55) |
41.3 (1.63) |
39.0 (1.54) |
521.5 (20.53) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.1 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 82.0 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 84.7 | 81.3 | 75.9 | 65.4 | 61.9 | 66.4 | 65.8 | 62.9 | 69.8 | 76.3 | 84.5 | 85.7 | 73.4 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[8] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
edit- Nikolai Timofeyevich Gres, soloist with the Bolshoi Theatre and the Alexandrov Ensemble
- Alexander Davydov, opera singer
- Alexey Ivakhnenko, academician, mathematician
- Hryhory Kytasty, composer, conductor
- Georgy Prokopenko (1937–2021), swimmer
- Osip Rabinovich, writer
- Stepan Shkurat (1886-1973), actor
Gallery
edit-
Historical building in Kobeliaky -
Bus station -
Shops in Kobeliaky -
Seal of Kobeliaky Company of the Dnieper Pikeman Regiment (Russian Empire) -
People's Actor of Ukraine Stepan Shkurat (from film "Chapayev", 1934)
References
edit- ^ Ukrainian Zip Codes
- ^ Как расшифровываются новые номера
- ^ "Кобеляцкая городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України".
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.