Velyka Oleksandrivka

Velyka Oleksandrivka

Велика Олександрівка
Velyka Oleksandrivka Велика Олександрівка
Rural settlement
	Old hydroelectric power station in Velyka Oleksandrivka
	Velyka Oleksandrivka Velyka Oleksandrivka
	Coordinates: 47°19′29″N 33°18′42″E / 47.32472°N 33.31167°E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kherson Oblast
Raion	Beryslav Raion
Hromada	Velyka Oleksandrivka settlement hromada
Population (2022)
• Total	6,334
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Velyka Oleksandrivka (Ukrainian: Велика Олександрівка; Russian: Большая Александровка, romanized: Bolshaya Aleksandrovka or Великая Александровка, Velikaya Aleksandrovka) is a rural settlement in Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Velyka Oleksandrivka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[1] The settlement is located on the left bank of the Inhulets. It has a population of 6,334 (2022 estimate).^[2]

History

Until 18 July 2020, Velyka Oleksandrivka was the administrative center of Velyka Oleksandrivka 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 Velyka Oleksandrivka Raion was merged into Beryslav Raion.^[3]^[4]

Until 26 January 2024, Velyka Oleksandrivka was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Velyka Oleksandrivka became a rural settlement.^[5]

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

In March 2022, Velyka Oleksandrivka was occupied by Russian forces. On 4 October 2022, Ukrainian authorities regained control of the settlement during the Southern counteroffensive.^[6]

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Velyka Oleksandrivka (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	0.6 (33.1)	1.6 (34.9)	7.4 (45.3)	16.0 (60.8)	22.7 (72.9)	26.6 (79.9)	29.2 (84.6)	28.8 (83.8)	22.5 (72.5)	15.3 (59.5)	6.9 (44.4)	1.9 (35.4)	15.0 (59.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−2.3 (27.9)	−1.9 (28.6)	2.9 (37.2)	10.1 (50.2)	16.2 (61.2)	20.3 (68.5)	22.7 (72.9)	22.0 (71.6)	16.3 (61.3)	9.9 (49.8)	3.4 (38.1)	−0.9 (30.4)	9.9 (49.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−5.0 (23.0)	−5.0 (23.0)	−0.7 (30.7)	5.0 (41.0)	10.0 (50.0)	14.6 (58.3)	16.7 (62.1)	15.6 (60.1)	10.8 (51.4)	5.6 (42.1)	0.5 (32.9)	−3.5 (25.7)	5.4 (41.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	32.5 (1.28)	34.5 (1.36)	30.7 (1.21)	34.1 (1.34)	49.2 (1.94)	60.9 (2.40)	58.4 (2.30)	45.2 (1.78)	43.2 (1.70)	32.8 (1.29)	40.0 (1.57)	36.5 (1.44)	498.0 (19.61)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	6.9	6.5	6.2	6.2	6.4	7.6	5.6	4.8	5.2	5.2	5.8	6.4	72.8
Average relative humidity (%)	86.7	83.1	78.0	68.2	64.7	67.0	64.1	62.3	69.2	77.3	86.3	88.0	74.6
Source: World Meteorological Organization^[7]

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had a population of 7,540. The linguistic composition was:^[8]

Native languages in Velyka Oleksandrivka
Languages			percent
Ukrainian			94.7%
Russian			4.5%
Moldovan			0.2%
Armenian			0.2%
Romani			0.2%
Belarusian			0.1%
others			0.1%

Economy

Transportation

Velyka Oleksandrivka is on a paved road which connects Novovorontsovka and Beryslav, where it has access to Kherson.

The closest railway station is in Bila Krynytsia, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest, on the railway connecting Apostolove and Snihurivka (with a further connection to Kherson and Mykolaiv).