Khorol
Хорол | |
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Coordinates: 49°46′N 33°16′E / 49.767°N 33.267°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Poltava Oblast |
Raion | Lubny Raion |
Hromada | Khorol urban hromada |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 12,540 |
Khorol (Ukrainian: Хорол, pronounced [xoˈrɔɫ]) is a city in Lubny Raion, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Khorol urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 12,540 (2022 estimate).[2]
Until 18 July 2020, Khorol was the administrative center of Khorol Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Poltava Oblast to four. The area of Khorol Raion was merged into Lubny Raion.[3][4]
Notable natives of Khorol include Ben-Zion Dinur and Aryeh Dvoretzky.