Orilka (, ) is a
rural settlement
The definition of a rural settlement depends on the country, in some countries, a rural settlement is any settlement in the areas defined as rural by a governmental office, e.g., by the national census bureau. This may include even rural towns. ...
in
Lozova Raion
Lozova Raion () is a raion in Kharkiv Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Lozova. Current population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast was ...
of
Kharkiv Oblast
Kharkiv Oblast (, ), also referred to as Kharkivshchyna (), is an oblast (province) in eastern Ukraine.
Kharkiv borders Luhansk Oblast to the east, Donetsk Oblast to the southeast, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to the southwest, Poltava Oblast to the w ...
in
Ukraine
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. It is located at the border with
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
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, on the left bank of the
Orilka, a tributary of the
Oril
The Oril () is a river in Ukraine, a left tributary of the river Dnieper. It is long and its basin area is .� ...
in the
drainage basin
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of the
Dnieper
The Dnieper or Dnepr ( ), also called Dnipro ( ), is one of the major transboundary rivers of Europe, rising in the Valdai Hills near Smolensk, Russia, before flowing through Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea. Approximately long, with ...
. The river is dammed nearby forming
Orilka Reservoir. Orilka belongs to
Lozova urban hromada
Lozova (, ) or Lozovaya () is a List of cities in Ukraine, city in Kharkiv Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Lozova Raion. Lozova hosts the administration of Lozova urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. ...
, one of the
hromada
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s of Ukraine.
Population:
Until 26 January 2024, Orilka was designated
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...
. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Orilka became a rural settlement.
Economy
Transportation
Orilka railway station is on the railway connecting
Lozova
Lozova (, ) or Lozovaya () is a city in Kharkiv Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Lozova Raion. Lozova hosts the administration of Lozova urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population:
Lozova is th ...
with
Poltava
Poltava (, ; , ) is a city located on the Vorskla, Vorskla River in Central Ukraine, Central Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Poltava Oblast as well as Poltava Raion within the oblast. It also hosts the administration of Po ...
via
Krasnohrad
Berestyn (, ), formerly known as Krasnohrad () or Krasnograd, is a city in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. From 1784 to 1922, it was known as Kostiantynohrad. It serves as the administrative center of Berestyn Raion. Berestyn hosts the administration of ...
. There is some passenger traffic.
The settlement has access to
Highway M18 which connects Kharkiv with Dnipro.
References
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Rural settlements in Lozova Raion