Golovchino

Golovchino (Russian: Головчино) is a rural locality (a selo) in Grayvoronsky District of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the banks the Vorskla River (the left tributary of the Dnieper River). Population: 4,716 (2010 Census);^[1] 5,288 (2002 Census).^[4] The name of the village, Golovchino, is associated with count Gavrila Ivanovich Golovkin (1660-1734), a prominent member of the government of Peter the Great. In 2023 an administrative building caught on fire; officials blamed a quadcopter.^[5]

Golovchino Головчино
Rural locality
The park in Golovchino
Location of Golovchino
Golovchino Location of Golovchino
Coordinates: 50°32′N 35°48′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Belgorod Oblast
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	4,716
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [2])
Postal code(s)[3]	309377
OKTMO ID	14632424101

Geography

Golovchino is located at the confluence of the Lozovaya River [ru] and the Vorskla River, making it 11 kilometers Northeast of Grayvoron, the administrative center of the Grayvoronsky District, and 55 kilometers west of Belgorod.

Khotmyzhsk Station, a station of South-Eastern railway of Russian Railways, is located within Golovchino. The Belgorod-Okhtyrka highway passes through Goliovchino.