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 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.