Honcharivske

Honcharivske
Гончарівське
Honcharivske
Honcharivske
Coordinates: 51°18′0″N 30°55′37″E / 51.30000°N 30.92694°E / 51.30000; 30.92694
CountryUkraine
OblastChernihiv Oblast
RaionChernihiv Raion
Founded1952
Urban-type settlement since1990[1]
Honcharivske village rada[2]Honcharivske
Area
 • Total
0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total
3,289
 • Density7,000/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code+380 462

Honcharivske (Ukrainian: Гончарівське) is a rural settlement in Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Honcharivske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[4] The territory of Honcharivske is located within the Dnieper Lowland, in the natural zone of mixed forests, in Polissya. Population: 3,289 (2022 estimate).[3]

The 1st Armored Brigade and 12th Tank Battalion are stationed in the settlement.[5][6]

Until 26 January 2024, Honcharivske was designated as an urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Honcharivske became a rural settlement.[7]

Geography

Goncharivske is located on the left bank of the Desna River, a tributary of the Dnieper, 38 km from the regional center - the city of Chernihiv.[8] The territory of the community is located within the Dnieper Lowland. The relief of the village surface is a lowland plain.[9][10]

The climate of Honcharivske is moderately continental, with warm summers and relatively mild winters. The average temperature in January is about -7°C, and in July +19°C. The average annual precipitation ranges from 550 to 660 mm, with the highest precipitation in the summer period.[11]

The most common are sod-podzolic and meadow soils. Honcharivske is located in the natural zone of mixed forests, in Polissya. The main species in the forests are pine, oak, alder, ash, and birch. Mineral and other valuable natural deposits present within the settlement include loam, peat, and sand. [10][12] Honcharivske specializes in forestry and growing grain crops.[9]

On the territory of Honcharivske there is the Mizhrichynskyi Regional Landscape Park, in which pine forests are protected.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ a b (in Ukrainian) Honcharivske on Verkhovna Rada website
  2. ^ (in Ukrainian) Honcharivske village rada
  3. ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Гончаровская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  5. ^ "На Чернігівщині формують новий танковий батальйон". www.ukrinform.ua (in Ukrainian). 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  6. ^ "72nd Guards Motorised Rifle Division". www.ww2.dk. Archived from the original on 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  7. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  8. ^ "Селище Гончарівське". goncharivska-gromada.gov.ua (Офіційний сайт Гончарівська селищна рада) (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  9. ^ a b "Характеристика району". Офіційний сайт Чернігівської райдержадміністрації. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  10. ^ a b Білоус, М. Д. Географія Чернігівської області / М. Д. Білоус. — Чернігів: Ранок, 2010. — 144 с Retrieved 2025-07-06
  11. ^ "Кліматичні характеристики". Сайт Чернігівського метеоцентра. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  12. ^ Барановська О.В. та ін. Чернігівщина: природа, населення, господарство (комплексне географічне дослідження): Монографія. – Ніжин: Наука-сервіс, 2000. – 180 с. Retrieved 2025-07-06
  13. ^ Grachev, A. "Природно-заповідний фонд України". pzf.land.kiev.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  14. ^ "Гончарівське". maps.visicom.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-07-07.