Pisochyn
Pisochyn
Пісочин | |
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 General view of Pisochyn | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Pisochyn Location in Kharkiv Oblast  Pisochyn Location in Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 49°57′34″N 36°06′39″E / 49.95944°N 36.11083°E / 49.95944; 36.11083 | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Kharkiv Oblast |
| Raion | Kharkiv Raion |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 23,509 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Pisochyn (Ukrainian: Пісочин, Russian: Песочин) is a rural settlement in Kharkiv Raion of Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine. It is essentially a western suburb of the city of Kharkiv. Pisochyn hosts the administration of Pisochyn settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 23,509 (2022 estimate).[2]
Until 26 January 2024, Pisochyn was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Pisochyn became a rural settlement.[3]
Economy
Transportation
Pisochyn and Ryzhov railway stations are on the railway connecting Kharkiv and Poltava. There is local passenger traffic.
The settlement is included in the road network of Kharkiv urban agglomeration. In particular, the eastern boundary of Pisochyn is the Kharkiv Ring Road.
References
- ^ "Песочинская 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.
- ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.