Official Name: | Bilka |
Native Name: | Білка |
Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Sumy Oblast#Ukraine |
Coordinates: | 50.5292°N 34.9053°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
Subdivision Name2: | Okhtyrka Raion |
Population Total: | 1610 |
Timezone1: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | 42630 |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Bilka, is a village in northern Ukraine, located in Okhtyrka Raion of Sumy Oblast.
The Boromlya River (a tributary of the Vorskla River) runs through the village. The city of Trostianets is 3 km downstream from the village.
During the Holodomor from 1932-1933, more than 300 villagers died from starvation:.[1]
The village was briefly occupied by Russian forces in March 2022[2] during the Russian invasion and subsequent large-scale war. Ukrainians recaptured the village following Russia's retreat from northern and northeastern Ukraine.[3]
In the 1864 census, the population was 2,933,[4] and by 1897 the population has increased to 3,354.[5]
According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the native language distribution is as follows[6]