Kobeliaky

Kobeliaky (Ukrainian: Кобеляки, pronounced [kobeˈlʲɑkɪ]) is a city in Poltava Raion, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Kobeliaky urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[3] Population: 9,465 (2022 estimate).^[4]

Kobeliaky Кобеляки
City
Church in Kobeliaky
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Coordinates: 49°08′00″N 34°12′00″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Poltava Oblast
Raion	Poltava Raion
Hromada	Kobeliaky urban hromada
Founded	1620
Area
• Total	1.21 km2 (0.47 sq mi)
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	9,465
• Density	7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	39200—39204[1]
Vehicle registration	BI[2]

History

During World War II, Kobeliaky was under German occupation from 15 September 1941 until 25 September 1943.

Until 18 July 2020, Kobeliaky was the administrative center of Kobeliaky Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Poltava Oblast to four. The area of Kobeliaky Raion was merged into Poltava Raion.^[5][6]

Population

Language

Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:^[7]

Language	Percentage
Ukrainian	95.66%
Russian	3.84%
other/undecided	0.5%

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Kobeliaky (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−1.0 (30.2)	−0.1 (31.8)	5.9 (42.6)	15.1 (59.2)	21.9 (71.4)	25.3 (77.5)	27.6 (81.7)	27.0 (80.6)	20.9 (69.6)	13.4 (56.1)	4.8 (40.6)	0.1 (32.2)	13.4 (56.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−3.8 (25.2)	−3.5 (25.7)	1.7 (35.1)	9.6 (49.3)	15.9 (60.6)	19.5 (67.1)	21.5 (70.7)	20.7 (69.3)	15.0 (59.0)	8.6 (47.5)	1.7 (35.1)	−2.5 (27.5)	8.7 (47.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−6.5 (20.3)	−6.5 (20.3)	−1.8 (28.8)	4.9 (40.8)	10.3 (50.5)	14.1 (57.4)	16.0 (60.8)	15.0 (59.0)	10.0 (50.0)	4.6 (40.3)	−0.9 (30.4)	−5.1 (22.8)	4.5 (40.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	40.1 (1.58)	34.3 (1.35)	35.4 (1.39)	35.8 (1.41)	48.5 (1.91)	57.3 (2.26)	57.0 (2.24)	41.2 (1.62)	52.2 (2.06)	39.4 (1.55)	41.3 (1.63)	39.0 (1.54)	521.5 (20.53)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	8.1	7.1	7.5	6.1	6.9	7.9	6.7	5.3	6.0	5.8	7.0	7.6	82.0
Average relative humidity (%)	84.7	81.3	75.9	65.4	61.9	66.4	65.8	62.9	69.8	76.3	84.5	85.7	73.4
Source: World Meteorological Organization[8]

Notable people

• Nikolai Timofeyevich Gres (1920–2003), soloist with the Bolshoi Theatre and the Alexandrov Ensemble
• Alexander Davydov (1872–1944), opera singer
• Alexey Ivakhnenko (1913–2007), academician, mathematician
• Hryhory Kytasty (1907–1984), composer, conductor
• Georgy Prokopenko (1937–2021), swimmer
• Osip Rabinovich (1817–1869), writer
• Stepan Shkurat [uk] (1886–1973), actor
• Myroslav Kuvaldin (born 1975), singer and founder of the band The VYO (born in Kamianske)
• Sergiy Pidkaura [uk] (born 1974), musician, founder and guitarist of the band The VYO

Gallery

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  Historical building in Kobeliaky
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  Bus station
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  Shops in Kobeliaky
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  Seal of Kobeliaky Company of the Dnieper Pikeman Regiment (Russian Empire)
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  People's Actor of Ukraine Stepan Shkurat (from film "Chapayev", 1934)