Shyshaky (Ukrainian: Шишаки; Russian: Шишаки) is a rural settlement in Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. It was formerly the administrative center of Shyshaky Raion until 2020, but now administrated within Myrhorod Raion. Shyshaky hosts the administration of Shyshaky settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] It is located on the left bank of the Psel, a left tributary of the Dnieper. Population: 4,242 (2022 estimate).[1]
Shyshaky
Шишаки | |
|---|---|
 Shyshaky Raion administrative seat | |
 Coat of arms | |
  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 | Myrhorod Raion |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 4,242 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
editIn ХІХ century Shyshaky was part of Shyshaky volost, Mirgorodsky Uyezd, Poltava Governorate.[3]
Until 26 January 2024, Shyshaky was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Shyshaky became a rural settlement.[4]
Economy
editTransportation
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Шишацкая громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ Историческая информация о местечке Миргород
- ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.