| Vilshanka | |
| Native Name: | Вільшанка |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Settlement Type: | Rural settlement |
| Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Kirovohrad Oblast#Ukraine |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kirovohrad Oblast##Location in Ukraine |
| Coordinates: | 48.2328°N 30.8833°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ukraine |
| Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kirovohrad Oblast |
| Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
| Subdivision Name2: | Holovanivsk Raion |
| Subdivision Type3: | Hromada |
| Subdivision Name3: | Vilshanka settlement hromada |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 4526 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Vilshanka (Ukrainian: Вільшанка, Russian: Ольшанка) is a rural settlement in Holovanivsk Raion of Kirovohrad Oblast in Ukraine. It is located on the left bank of the Syniukha, a left tributary of the Southern Bug. Vilshanka hosts the administration of Vilshanka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population:
Until 18 July 2020, Vilshanka was the administrative center of Vilshanka Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kirovohrad Oblast to four. The area of Vilshanka Raion was merged into Holovanivsk Raion.[2] [3]
Until 26 January 2024, Vilshanka was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Vilshanka became a rural settlement.[4]
The settlement has road access to Pervomaisk and from there to Highway H24 connecting Holovanivsk and Mykolaiv.
The closest railway station is in Pervomaisk on the railway connecting Kropyvnytskyi with Vinnytsia and Odesa.