Bilka, Sumy Oblast

50°31′45″N 34°54′19″E

Bilka Білка
Village
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Coordinates: 50°31′45″N 34°54′19″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Sumy Oblast
Raion	Okhtyrka Raion
Population
• Total	1,610
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	42630

Bilka (Ukrainian: Білка), is a village in northern Ukraine, located in Okhtyrka Raion of Sumy Oblast.

Geography

The Boromlya River (a tributary of the Vorskla River) runs through the village. The city of Trostianets is 3 km downstream from the village.

History

During the Holodomor from 1932-1933, more than 300 villagers died from starvation:.[1]

The village was briefly occupied by Russian forces in March 2022[2] during the Russian invasion and subsequent large-scale war. Ukrainians recaptured the village following Russia's retreat from northern and northeastern Ukraine.[3]

Demographics

In the 1864 census, the population was 2,933,[4] and by 1897 the population has increased to 3,354.[5]

According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the native language distribution is as follows[6]

• Ukrainian: 96.83%
• Russian: 2.86%
• Others: 0.19%

References

1. "Геоінформаційна система місць «Голодомор 1932—1933 років в Україні". Ukrainian Institute of National Memory.^[permanent dead link‍]
2. Clark, Mason; Barros, George; Kateryna, Stepanenko (2022-03-02). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 2". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
3. "Sumy region liberated from Russian troops". Ukrainska Pravda. 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
4. "СПИСОК НАСЕЛЕННЫХ МЕСТ ПО СВЕДЕНИЯМ 1864 ГОДА (1869)". resource.history.org.ua. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
5. [Населенные пункты Российской империи численностью 500 и более жителей с указанием общей численности населения в них и числа жителей господствующих вероисповеданий по первой всеобщей переписи населения 1897 года. Санкт-Петербург. 1905. - IX + 270 + 120 стр., (стр. 1-247)]
6. "Linguistic Composition of Sumy Oblast, Ukraine (2001 Census)". pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved 2022-11-12.