Orzhytsia (, ) 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. ...

located in

Lubny Raion Lubny Raion () is a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center is the city of Lubny. Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Poltava Obla ...

Poltava Oblast Poltava Oblast (), also referred to as Poltavshchyna (), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) of central Ukraine. The capital city, administrative center of the oblast is the city of Poltava. Most of its territory was par ...

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. It is located on the Orzhytsia, a right tributary of the Sula, a tributary of the Dnieper. Orzhytsia hosts the administration of Orzhytsia settlement hromada, 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:

History

Until 18 July 2020, Orzhytsia served as the administrative center of

Orzhytsia Raion Orzhytsia Raion () was a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center was the urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesse ...

. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of Ukraine's administrative reform, which reduced the number of raions in Poltava Oblast to four. The area of Orzhytsia Raion was merged into Lubny Raion. Until 26 January 2024, Orzhytsia 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 Orzhytsia became a rural settlement.

Economy

Transportation

Orzhytsia is connected by local roads with

Lubny Lubny (, ) is a city in Poltava Oblast, central Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Lubny Raion. It also hosts the administration of , one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: History Lubny is reputed to be one of the oldes ...

and

Zolotonosha Zolotonosha (, ) is a city located in Cherkasy Oblast (region) in central Ukraine. Located at around , the city serves as the administrative center of Zolotonosha Raion (district). It hosts the administration of Zolotonosha urban hromada, one ...

. The closest railway station is in Lubny.

References

{{authority control Rural settlements in Lubny Raion Lubensky Uyezd