Bilyayivka

Bilyayivka (Ukrainian: Біля́ївка, romanized: Biliaivka, Russian: Беляевка) is a city in Odessa Oblast, Ukraine. The city has a status of regional significance, also the administrative center of Bilyayivka Raion which it does not belong to. The city is located in the Dniester Delta, on the left bank of the Turunchuk River. The Lake Safyany is located near by the city. Population: 12,526 (2020 est.)[2]

Bilyayivka

Біля́ївка
City
Biliaivka
the centre of the city
Flag
Coat of arms
Bilyayivka
Location in Ukraine
Bilyayivka
Bilyayivka (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 46°28′57.9″N 30°12′05.0″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Odessa Oblast
RaionOdessa Raion
Area
 • Total14.554 km2 (5.619 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total12,526
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
67600—604
Area code(s)+380-4852
ClimateCfa

History
Antin Holovaty – the founder of the city

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 Odessa county in 1886. It had a population of 2917 people with 250 farmyards. There were two Orthodox churches, schools, six shops, and markets.[3] The river crossing over the Turunchuk River was here.

The settlement gained town status on 2 January 1957, and city status in 1975.[4] Until 2016, Bilyayivka was part of Bilyayivka Raion. On 28 January 2016, it was designated the city of oblast significance but remained the administrative center of the raion.[5]

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

  • The Saint Nicholas church
  • The Dormition church
  • The World War II memorial in the downtown
  • The boat station
  • View from Lake Safyany

References
  2. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  3. Волости и важнѣйшія селенія Европейской Россіи. По данным обслѣдованія, произведеннаго статистическими учрежденіями Министерства Внутренних Дѣл, по порученію Статистическаго Совѣта. Изданіе Центральнаго Статистическаго Комитета. Выпуск VIII. Губерніи Новороссійской группы. СанктПетербургъ. 1886. – VI + 157 с.
  4. Історія міст і сіл УРСР. Одеська область. – 1969, Харків, ст. 324–335.
  5. "Беляевка официально стала городом областного значения". Dumskaya (in Russian). 28 January 2016.
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