Buialyk
rural settlement in Velykyi Buyalyk rural hromada (municipality), Berezivka Raion (district), Odesa Oblast, Ukraine
Buialyk (Ukrainian: Буялик), formerly known as Petrivka (Ukrainian: Петрівка; Russian: Петровка), is a rural settlement in Berezivka Raion of Odesa Oblast in Ukraine. It is located in the steppe, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of the city of Odesa. Petrivka belongs to Velykyi Buialyk rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: 4,435 (2022 estimate)
History
Until 18 July 2020, Buialyk (then Petrivka) belonged to Ivanivka Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odesa Oblast to seven. The area of Ivanivka Raion was merged into Berezivka Raion.
Until 26 January 2024, Petrivka was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Petrivka became a rural settlement.
In September 2024, by the decision of the Verkhovna Rada, Petrivka was renamed to Buialyk.
Economy
Transportation
Buialyk railway station is located on the railway connecting Odesa and Kropyvnytskyi via Novoukrainka.
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