Velyka Bahachka
Velyka Bahachka
Велика Багачка | |
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Location in Poltava Oblast Location in Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 49°47′17″N 33°43′23″E / 49.78806°N 33.72306°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Poltava Oblast |
| Raion | Myrhorod Raion |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 5,261 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Velyka Bahachka (Ukrainian: Велика Багачка, Russian: Великая Багачка) is a rural settlement in Poltava Oblast in Ukraine. It was formerly the administrative center of Velyka Bahachka Raion, but now administered within Myrhorod Raion. It is located on the Psel, a left tributary of the Dnieper. Population: 5,261 (2022 estimate) The first mentions of the settlement appeared at the end of the 16th - at the beginning of the 17th century. On Guillaume Levasseur de Beauplan's map, created in the 17th century, it is marked as Bohak. The settlement arose as a result of Cossack colonization.