| Velyka Lepetykha | |
| Native Name: | Велика Лепетиха |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Settlement Type: | Rural settlement |
| Pushpin Map: | Ukraine#Ukraine Kherson Oblast |
| Coordinates: | 47.1586°N 33.9317°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kherson Oblast |
| Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kakhovka Raion |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 7707 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Velyka Lepetykha (Ukrainian: Велика Лепетиха; Russian: Великая Лепетиха) is a rural settlement in Kakhovka Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Velyka Lepetykha settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The settlement is located on the left bank of the Kakhovka Reservoir, an artificial reservoir on the Dnieper. It has a population of
Until 18 July, 2020, Velyka Lepetykha was the administrative center of Velyka Lepetykha Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kherson Oblast to five. The area of Velyka Lepetykha Raion was merged into Kakhovka Raion.[2] [3]
Until 26 January 2024, Velyka Lepetykha was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Velyka Lepetykha became a rural settlement.[4]
Velyka Lepetykha has access to a paved road which follows the left bank of the Dnieper and connects Kakhovka with Kamianka-Dniprovska. In Kakhovka, there is access to the Highway M14, connecting Kherson with Mariupol via Melitopol. Another road leads to Henichesk via Nyzhni Sirohozy.