Seredyna-Buda
Середина-Буда | |
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Coordinates: 52°11′09″N 34°02′18″E / 52.18583°N 34.03833°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Sumy Oblast |
Raion | Shostka Raion |
Hromada | Seredyna-Buda urban hromada |
Founded | 1650 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Oleksandr Hryhorovych |
Area | |
• Total | 27.03 km2 (10.44 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 7,500 |
Postal code | 41000 |
Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20140222101001/http://s-buda.gov.ua/ |
Seredyna-Buda (Ukrainian: Середина-Буда) is a city in Shostka Raion of Sumy Oblast of northeastern Ukraine. It was the administrative center of Seredyna-Buda Raion until it was abolished on 18 July 2020.[1] It is located on Bryansk to Konotop branch line and is served by the railway station Zernove. Seredyna-Buda was founded in the 17th century by Old Believers migrated from Russia. It has had town status since 1964. Population: 6,888 (2022 estimate).[2] In 2001, the population was 7,500.
On February 24, 2022, it was one of the cities captured by the Russian Armed Forces during their invasion of Ukraine. It was recaptured a few days later by the Ukrainian Army after they took back their lands.