Vilshanka

Vilshanka (Ukrainian: Вільшанка, Russian: Ольшанка) is an urban-type 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. Population: 4,526 (2022 estimate).

Vilshanka
Вільшанка
Urban-type settlement
Vilshanka
Location in Kirovohrad Oblast
Vilshanka
Location in Ukraine
Coordinates: 48°13′58″N 30°53′00″E
CountryUkraine
OblastKirovohrad Oblast
RaionHolovanivsk Raion
Population
 (2022)
  Total4,526
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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.

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