Stepanivka, Sumy Oblast

For other uses, see Stepanivka.

Stepanivka Степанівка
Rural settlement
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°56′24″N 34°38′23″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Sumy Oblast
Raion	Sumy Raion
Hromada	Stepanivka settlement hromada
Population  (2022)
• Total	5,301
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Stepanivka (Ukrainian: Степанівка, Russian: Степановка) is a rural settlement in Sumy Raion, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on the left bank of the Sumka, a right tributary of the Psel, in the drainage basin of the Dnieper. Stepanivka hosts the administration of Stepanivka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 5,301 (2022 estimate).[2]

Until 26 January 2024, Stepanivka was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Stepanivka became a rural settlement.[3]

Economy

Transportation

Toropylivka railway station is located in the settlement, on the railway connecting Vorozhba with Kharkiv via Sumy. There is infrequent passenger traffic.

Stepanivka has road access to Sumy and to Konotop via Terny.

References

1. "Степановская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
2. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
3. "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.