Bohodukhiv
Bohodukhiv
Богодухів | |
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  Bohodukhiv Location of Bohodukhiv  Bohodukhiv Bohodukhiv (Kharkiv Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 50°9′42″N 35°31′32″E / 50.16167°N 35.52556°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Kharkiv Oblast |
| Raion |  Bohodukhiv Raion |
| Founded | 1662 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,623 km2 (627 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 14,624 |
| • Density | 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 62100-62109 |
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Bohodukhiv (Ukrainian: Богодухів, Russian: Богодухов, romanized: Bogodukhov) is a city in Kharkiv Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Bohodukhiv Raion. Bohodukhiv hosts the administration of Bohodukhiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Current population: 14,624 (2022 estimate).[2]
History
This settlement was founded in 1662 as a small sloboda and Bogodukhov ostrog.[3][4][5] It has been a town since 1681.[5] In 1709, at the time of the Russo-Swedish War, it was taken by Menshikov and the emperor Alexius.[6] After April 1780 it was the administrative centre of Bogodukhov uyezd in Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
A cathedral was built in 1793.[6]
The population was 10,522 in 1860 and 11,928 in 1897.[6] In Soviet times, much was done to develop industry and education here.[3][4]
A local newspaper has been published here since February 1930.[7]
During World War II, Bogodukhov was occupied by the German Army from 16 October 1941 to 17 February 1943 and again from 11 March to 7 August 1943. It was liberated by 1st Tank Army.[8]
In 1944, a dairy factory was built there[4] In 1950 the city had three secondary schools, five seven-year schools, two primary schools and a vocational school.[3] In 1965, a medical college was opened there.[4]
In January 1989, the population was 18,962 people[9] and the main branch of the economy was the food industry.[5] In January 2013, the population was 15,797 people.[10]
Geography
Climate
| Climate data for Bohodukhiv (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
3.9 (39.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.3 (22.5) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
0.1 (32.2) |
8.5 (47.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.8 (18.0) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.0 (55.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 36.0 (1.42) |
32.2 (1.27) |
31.8 (1.25) |
37.1 (1.46) |
53.7 (2.11) |
73.9 (2.91) |
64.2 (2.53) |
41.0 (1.61) |
51.3 (2.02) |
45.7 (1.80) |
38.4 (1.51) |
35.1 (1.38) |
540.4 (21.28) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 89.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 86.1 | 82.9 | 78.0 | 66.3 | 61.4 | 67.7 | 68.1 | 64.0 | 71.0 | 78.5 | 86.4 | 87.3 | 74.8 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[11] | |||||||||||||
Transport
Bohodukhiv railway station[3][4][5] on the Southern railway is located here since 1878 at around 50°10′N 35°31′E / 50.167°N 35.517°E.
Twin towns – sister cities
Bohodukhiv is twinned with:
Boyertown, United States
References
- ^ "Богодуховская городская 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.
- ^ a b c d Богодухов // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / редколл., гл. ред. С. И. Вавилов. 2-е изд. том 5. М., Государственное научное издательство «Большая Советская энциклопедия», 1950. стр.350
- ^ a b c d e Богодухов // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 3. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1970
- ^ a b c d Богодухов // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.147
- ^ a b c One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bogodukhov". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 119.
- ^ № 3140. Маяк // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986 - 1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.411
- ^ История второй мировой войны (в 12 тт.). том 7. / редколл., гл. ред. А. А. Гречко. М., Воениздат, 1976. стр.174
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.97" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
External links
- Official page - Association of Ukrainian Cities
- (in Ukrainian) Unofficial site
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