Shpola

Shpola
Шпола
Taras Shevchenko monument in Shpola
Taras Shevchenko monument in Shpola
Flag of Shpola
Coat of arms of Shpola
Shpola is located in Cherkasy Oblast
Shpola
Shpola
Location of Shpola
Shpola is located in Ukraine
Shpola
Shpola
Shpola (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°59′59″N 31°23′32″E / 48.99972°N 31.39222°E / 48.99972; 31.39222
Country Ukraine
OblastCherkasy Oblast
RaionZvenyhorodka Raion
HromadaShpola urban hromada
First mentioned1594
City rights1938
Government
 • MayorSergiy Kravchenko (since 2015)
Area
 • Total61.29 km2 (23.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total1,623
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]

  1. ^ ПРОЧЕРК. "«Забили в серце України запорізьку палю», - краєзнавець про знак «географічний центр» — ПРОЧЕРК.інфо". ПРОЧЕРК (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  2. ^ "Geographical Centre of Ukraine". UA.IGotoWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  3. ^ "Шполянська територіальна громада" (in Ukrainian). decentralization.gov.ua.
  4. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.