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Shevchenkove, Shevchenkove Raion


Shevchenkove (Ukrainian: Шевченкове; Russian: Шевченково) is an urban-type settlement in Ukraine in Kharkiv Oblast. It serves as the administrative center of Shevchenkove Raion. Population: 6,970 (2017 est.)

It started in 1860 as a village named Bulacelovka after the owner of that land, Bulacel. Its population according to the 2001 census was 3148, and is estimated to have gone down to 2978 in the year 2007. The settlement contains a three-star hotel, the Kharkov.

Coordinates: 49°41′37″N 37°10′25″E / 49.69361°N 37.17361°E / 49.69361; 37.17361


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