Bilohiria
Bilohiria
Білогір'я | |
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View of Bilohiria with the Dominican Cathedral in the background (ca. 17th century). | |
| Coordinates: 50°00′18″N 26°24′57″E / 50.00500°N 26.41583°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Khmelnytskyi Oblast |
| Raion | Shepetivka Raion |
| Hromada | Bilohiria settlement hromada |
| Founded | 1441 |
| Town status | 1960 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 236 m (774 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 5,089 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 30200 |
| Area code | +380 3841 |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
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Bilohiria (Ukrainian: Білогір'я); formerly known as Liakhivtsi) is a Rural settlement in Shepetivka Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Bilohiria settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The settlement's population was 5,592 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census and 5,089 (2022 estimate). Nearby urban localities include Yampil (formerly Yampol or Iampol), Kremenets, and Kornytsya.
The town is located on the banks of the Horyn River, a tributary of the Pripyat. The town of Bilohiria also administers the Bilohiria Settlement Council (Ukrainian: Білогірська селищна рада), whose jurisdiction also covers the villages of Karasykha and Trostianka.