Vatutino Explained

Official Name:Vatutino
Native Name:Ватутино
Native Name Lang:ru
Settlement Type:Selo
Pushpin Map:Russia Belgorod Oblast#Russia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Russia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Belgorod Oblast
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Valuysky District
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Utc Offset1:+3:00
Coordinates:50.2833°N 56°W[1]

Vatutino (Russian: Ватýтино) is a rural locality (a selo) in Valuysky District, Belgorod Oblast, Russia. The population was 27 as of 2010.[2] There is 1 street.

The locality is named after Nikolai Vatutin (1901–1944), a Russian military commander of the Great Patriotic War. It had been known as Chepukhino (Russian: Чепухино) for centuries until 1968.

Geography

Vatutino is located 23 km northeast of Valuyki (the district's administrative centre) by road. Voronovka is the nearest rural locality.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://mapdata.ru/belgorodskaya-oblast/valuyskiy-rayon/ Карта Валуйского района Белгородской области
  2. http://belg.gks.ru/wps/wcm/connect/rosstat_ts/belg/resources/eab54e804ff0fbbca305efd8c740ec4f/pub-01-15.pdf Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Белгородская область. 15. Численность неселения городских и сельских населённых пунктов
  3. http://allroutes.ru/rasstoyanie_vatutino_valujki Расстояние от Ватутина до Валуйков