Velyka Oleksandrivka (Ukrainian: Велика Олександрівка; Russian: Большая Александровка, romanized: Bolshaya Aleksandrovka or Вели́кая Алекса́ндровка, 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]
Velyka Oleksandrivka Велика Олександрівка | |
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  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 |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total |  6,334 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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) | |||||||||||||
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| 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 town had a population of 7,540. The linguistic composition was:[8]
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).