Bohodukhiv ( ; ) is a city in Kharkiv Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Bohodukhiv Raion. Bohodukhiv hosts the administration of Bohodukhiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Current population:
History
A defensive fortification against the Tatars existed on the location during the 16th century. The settlement was founded in 1662 as a small sloboda and Bogodukhov ostrog by Ukrainian Cossacks under command of otaman Tymofiy Krysa. The population was 10,522 in 1860 and 11,928 in 1897.
During World War II, the city was occupied by the German Army from 16 October 1941 to 17 February 1943 and again from 11 March to 7 August 1943. It was liberated by 1st Tank Army. In 1944, a dairy factory was built in Bohodukhiv. and the main branch of the economy was the food industry.
Geography
Bohodukhiv stands on the river Merlo, a tributary of Vorskla. Geologically, its territory is part of the Central Upland.
Demographics
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had a population of 18,045 inhabitants, making it the twelfth-largest city in the Kharkiv Oblast. The ethnic composition was as follows:
Transport
thumb|Bohodukhiv railway station
Bohodukhiv railway station