Utkivka

Utkivka (Ukrainian: Утківка, Russian: Утковка) is a rural settlement in Kharkiv Raion of Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine. It is located on the left bank of the Mzha, in the drainage basin of the Don. Utkivka belongs to Merefa urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[1] Population: 1,145 (2022 estimate).^[2]

Utkivka Утківка
Rural settlement
Utkivka Location in Kharkiv Oblast Show map of Kharkiv Oblast Utkivka Location in Ukraine Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 49°47′33″N 36°01′11″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kharkiv Oblast
Raion	Kharkiv Raion
Hromada	Merefa urban hromada
Population  (2024)
• Total	1,000
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Until 26 January 2024, Utkivka was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Utkivka became a rural settlement.^[3]

Economy

Transportation

Utkivka railway station is on the railway connecting Kharkiv and Krasnohrad. There is local passenger traffic.

The settlement has road access to Highway M18 connecting Kharkiv with Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia.