Pisochyn
Пісочин | |
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Location in Kharkiv Oblast | |
Coordinates: 49°57′34″N 36°06′39″E / 49.95944°N 36.11083°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Kharkiv Oblast |
Raion | Kharkiv Raion |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 23,509 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Pisochyn (Ukrainian: Пісочин, Russian: Песочин) is a rural settlement in Kharkiv Raion of Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine. It is essentially a western suburb of the city of Kharkiv. Pisochyn hosts the administration of Pisochyn settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 23,509 (2022 estimate).[2]
Until 26 January 2024, Pisochyn was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Pisochyn became a rural settlement.[3]