Pishchanka | |
Other Name: | Ukrainian: Піщанка Polish: Piszczanka |
Settlement Type: | Rural settlement |
Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Vinnytsia Oblast#Ukraine |
Coordinates: | 48.2°N 81°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Tulchyn Raion |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1734 |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 7.47 |
Elevation M: | 232 |
Population Total: | 5137 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 24700 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | +380 4349 |
Pishchanka (Polish: Piszczanka) is a rural settlement in Vinnytsia Oblast, located in the historic region of Podolia. It was formerly the administrative center of Pishchanka Raion, but is now administered within Tulchyn Raion. Since 1956 Pishchanka is an urban settlement. Population:
Until the Partitions of Poland Pishchanka was part of the Bracław Voivodeship of the Lesser Poland Province of the Polish Crown.
Until 26 January 2024, Pishchanka was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Pishchanka became a rural settlement.[1]