Shpola

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Shpola Шпола
City
Taras Shevchenko monument
Flag Coat of arms
Shpola Location of Shpola Show map of Cherkasy Oblast Shpola Shpola (Ukraine) Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 48°59′59″N 31°23′32″E / 48.99972°N 31.39222°E / 48.99972; 31.39222
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Cherkasy Oblast
Raion	Zvenyhorodka Raion
Hromada	Shpola urban hromada
First mentioned	1594
City rights	1938
Government
• Mayor	Sergiy Kravchenko (since 2015)
Area
• Total	61.29 km2 (23.66 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	1,623
Postal code	20600—20609
Area code	+380 4741

Shpola (Ukrainian: Шпола, pronounced [ˈʃpɔlɐ]) is a city located in Zvenyhorodka Raion of Cherkasy Oblast (province) in central Ukraine. In May 2011, a 14-meter monument was installed on the outskirts of the city, claiming that Shpola is the geographical center of Ukraine.^[1][2] It hosts the administration of Shpola urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[3] It had a population of 16,323 (2022 estimate).^[4]