Verkhnii Rohachyk | |
Native Name: | Верхній Рогачик |
Native Name Lang: | uk |
Settlement Type: | Rural settlement |
Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Kherson Oblast#Ukraine |
Coordinates: | 47.2528°N 34.3361°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
Subdivision Name1: | Kherson Oblast |
Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
Subdivision Name2: | Kakhovka Raion |
Subdivision Type3: | Hromada |
Subdivision Name3: | Verkhnii Rohachyk settlement hromada |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 5117 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Verkhnii Rohachyk (uk|Ве́рхній Рога́чик, pronounced as /uk/; ru|Верхний Рогачик) is a rural settlement in Kakhovka Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Verkhnii Rohachyk settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The settlement is located on the banks of the Rohachyk River, a left tributary of the Dnieper. It has a population of
Until 18 July, 2020, Verkhnii Rohachyk was the administrative center of Verkhnii Rohachyk 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 Verkhnii Rohachyk Raion was merged into Kakhovka Raion.[2] [3]
Until 26 January 2024, Verkhnii Rohachyk was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Verkhnii Rohachyk became a rural settlement.[4]
Verkhnii Rohachyk is connected by roads to Nyzhni Sirohozy and Kamianka-Dniprovska, with further access to Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Henichesk.