Skorokhodove

Skorokhodove (Ukrainian: Скороходове) is a rural settlement in Poltava Raion (district) of Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Skorokhodove settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[1] Population: 3,193 (2022 estimate).^[2]

Skorokhodove Скороходове
Rural settlement
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Coordinates: 49.76°N 35.06°E / 49.76; 35.06
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Poltava Oblast
Raion	Poltava Raion
Founded	1938
Population  (2022)
• Total	3,193
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	38813
Area code	+380 5347

It is located 10 km away from the Kyiv-Kharkiv highway. Also in the settlement there is Skorokhodove railway station.

History

It was founded in 1938,^[3] around Artem sugar factory. Another source has the establishment date around 1903-1905.^[4] Until 2016 the settlement was known as Artemivka. On 17 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Artemivka to Skorokhodove according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.^[5]

Town was occupied on October 4, 1941, by the German army. It was liberated on September 3, 1943.^[6]

Until 18 July 2020, Skorokhodove belonged to Chutove 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 Chutove Raion was merged into Poltava Raion.^[7][8]

Until 26 January 2024, Skorokhodove was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Skorokhodove became a rural settlement.^[9]

Old Postal code used to be 315061, now it is 38831.^[10]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1959	5,700	—
1969	6,900	+21.1%
1989	4,300	−37.7%
2001	3,628	−15.6%
2007	3,111	−14.3%

Annual growth is -1.51%.^[11] 2007 Population is estimated.

Government

City council building is located at Artema 15, Skorohodove, Chutovo distr., Poltava reg., 38813, Ukraine. City council consists of 25 members.^[12]

Head of city council since March 26, 2006 - Drozd Vasil Michailovich (ДРОЗД Василь Михайлович). Born in 1950.^[13]

Elections

2004 Presidential Elections October 31, 2004

Presidential Candidate	Vote Total	%
Viktor Yushchenko	380	35.71
Viktor Yanukovych (W)	463	43.51
Petro Symonenko	69	6.48
Oleksandr Moroz	53	4.98
Nataliya Vitrenko	22	2.06
Oleksandr Yakovenko	7	0.65
Anatoliy Kinakh	6	0.56
Mikhaylo Brodskiy	2	0.18
О. Baziluk	1	0.09
Yuriy Zbitnev	1	0.09
R. Kozak	1	0.09
D. Korchinskiy	1	0.09
V. Kruvobokov	1	0.09
Volodumur Nechuporuk	1	0.09
O. Omelchinko	1	0.09
Oleksandr Rzhavskiy	1	0.09
A. Chornovil	1	0.09
Total	1,064
Source: WWW ІАС "Ukrainian Presidential Election"

2nd 2004 Presidential Elections November 21, 2004

Presidential Candidate	Vote Total	%
Viktor Yushchenko	423	39.16
Viktor Yanukovych (W)	615	56.94
Other	42	2.87
Total	1,080
Source: WWW ІАС "Ukrainian Presidential Election"

2004 Presidential Elections December 26, 2004

Presidential Candidate	Vote Total	%
Viktor Yushchenko	397	39.54
Viktor Yanukovych (W)	562	55.97
Other	45	3.28
Total	1,004
Source: WWW ІАС "Ukrainian Presidential Election"

Economy

Agriculture and Food Processing

Sugar factory "Artem".

Skorohodovskiy Dairy Factory, Open Joint-Stock Company^[14]
Director - M. Petrinenko
Pervomaiska St.1, vil. Skorohodove, Chutivskyi distr., Poltava reg., 38813, Ukraine

• dairy products
• casein
• butter

Bread Warehouse N88, State Enterprise^[15]
Skorohodove, Chutovo distr., Poltava reg., 38813, Ukraine
Opened in 1954.
Number of employees (total in the company) 101 - 250

ZORIA Agri-Enterprise^[16]
Skorohodove, Chutovo distr., Poltava reg., 38813, Ukraine
Opened in 1992.
Number of employees (total in the company) 1 - 10

Industrial organizations

Artemivka Motor Transport Repair Plant, PubJSC^[17]
Director - M. Petrinenko
Myru St.2, vil. Skorohodove, Chutovo distr., Poltava reg., 38813, Ukraine
Opened in 1994.
Number of employees (total in the company) 51 - 100

Education

School
On June 2, 2004, teachers underwent short training on how to use a computer.^[18] чіна.

School of Working Youth
Theatre