Pisky, Myrhorod Raion, Poltava Oblast Explained

Pisky
Native Name:Піски
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Village
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:2509
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Pushpin Map:Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Pisky within Ukraine
Coordinates:50.3756°N 33.4483°W
Lat Deg:50
Lat Min:22
Lat Sec:32
Lon Deg:33
Lon Min:26
Lon Sec:54
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:37233
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 5356
Elevation M:105
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Poltava Oblast
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Myrhorod Raion

Pisky (Ukrainian: Піски) is a village in Myrhorod Raion (district) in Poltava Oblast. It belongs to Zavodske urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

History

The village was previously named "Ukrainian: Пєсочень" ("Sandbox" in Ukrainian) and its first recorded mention was in 1092.[2]

Pisky was previously located in Lokhvytsia Raion. The raion was abolished and its territory was merged into Myrhorod Raion on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Poltava Oblast to four.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Заводская городская громада . Портал об'єднаних громад України . ru.
  2. Web site: Піски, Лохвицький район, Полтавська область . Історія міст і сіл Української РСР . 27 February 2022 . uk . 20 August 2016.
  3. News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
  4. Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.