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Blahovishchenske ( ) is a small city in
Until 18 July 2020, Blahovishchenske was the administrative center of
Holovanivsk Raion
Holovanivsk Raion is a raion (district) of Kirovohrad Oblast in central Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the rural settlement of Holovanivsk. Its population is
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, ...
, Kirovohrad Oblast
Kirovohrad Oblast (), also known as Kirovohradshchyna (), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (''province'') in central Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kropyvnytskyi. The oblast's population is It is ...
, Ukraine
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. It hosts the administration of Blahovishchenske urban hromada
Blahovishchenske ( ) is a small city in Holovanivsk Raion, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Blahovishchenske urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: 5,073 (2025 estimate);
There is a railway station ...
, one of the hromada
In Ukraine, a hromada () is the main type of municipality and the third level Administrative divisions of Ukraine, local self-government in Ukraine. The current hromadas were established by the Cabinet of ministers of Ukraine, Government of Uk ...
s of Ukraine. Population: 5,073 (2025 estimate);
There is a railway station in Blahovishchenske.
History
It was a settlement inPodolian Governorate
Podolia Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit ('' guberniya'') of the Southwestern Krai of the Russian Empire. It bordered Volhynian Governorate to the north, Kiev Governorate to the east, Kherson Governorate to the southeast, Bess ...
of Russian Empire
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.
A local newspaper is published here since 1935.
City since 1974.Ульяновка // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 2. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.525
The population as of 1989 was 10648 people.
On 19 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada
The Verkhovna Rada ( ; VR), officially the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, is the unicameralism, unicameral parliament of Ukraine. It consists of 450 Deputy (legislator), deputies presided over by a speaker. The Verkhovna Rada meets in the Verkhovn ...
adopted decision to rename Ulianovka as Blahovishchenske and conform to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.
Until 18 July 2020, Blahovishchenske was the administrative center of Blahovishchenske Raion
Blahovishchenske Raion (), formerly Ulianovka Raion (), was a raion (district) of Kirovohrad Oblast in central Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion was the city of Blahovishchenske. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the ...
. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kirovohrad Oblast to four. The area of Blahovishchenske Raion was merged into Holovanivsk Raion.
Former names
* 1924–2016 – Ulianovka (). * since 2016 – Blahovishchenske.References
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