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Chornukhy
Чорнухи | |
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Coordinates: 50°16′24″N 32°56′18″E / 50.27333°N 32.93833°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Poltava Oblast |
Raion | Lubny Raion |
Founded | 1261 |
Area | |
• Total | 6.90 km2 (2.66 sq mi) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 2,384 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
Postal code | 37101 |
Area code | 5340 |
Chornukhy (Ukrainian: Чорнýхи; Russian: Чернýхи) is a rural settlement in Lubny Raion, Poltava Oblast, central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Chornukhy settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Chornukhy is known as the birthplace of philosopher Hryhorii Skovoroda; a monument testifies to this.
The nearest railway station is Pyriatyn located 38 km (24 mi) away. Chornukhy is located on the river Mnoha. The territory of the settlement covers an area of 690 hectares. Village bus and a bus connection from Poltava, Kyiv, Lubny, Pyriatyn and Lokhvytsia. The total population of Chornukhy according to the Census on 1 January 2002 was 3138 inhabitants (2900 in 1984). Current population: 2,3,843 (2022 estimate).[2]