Shyshaky ( uk, Шишаки; russian: Шишаки) is a rural settlement in Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. It was formerly the administrative center of

Shyshaky Raion Shyshaky Raion ( uk, Шишацький район) was a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Shyshaky. The raion was abolished and its territory was merged int ...

until 2020, but now administrated within Myrhorod Raion. Shyshaky hosts the administration of Shyshaky settlement hromada, one of the

hromada A hromada ( uk, територіальна громада, lit=territorial community, translit=terytorialna hromada) is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine, similar to a municipality. It was established by the Government of Ukra ...

s of Ukraine. It is located on the left bank of the Psel, a left tributary of the Dnieper. Population:

History

In ХІХ century Shyshaky was part of Shyshaky volost,

Mirgorodsky Uyezd Mirgorodsky Uyezd (''Миргородский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Poltava Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the central part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Mirgorod (Myrhorod). Demo ...

, Poltava Governorate.Историческая информация о местечке Миргород
/ref> Until 26 January 2024, Shyshaky was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Shyshaky became a rural settlement.

Economy

Transportation

The settlement has access to Highway M03 connecting Kyiv and Kharkiv via

Poltava Poltava (, ; uk, Полтава ) is a city located on the Vorskla River in central Ukraine. It is the capital city of the Poltava Oblast (province) and of the surrounding Poltava Raion (district) of the oblast. Poltava is administratively ...

. It also has access to

Velyki Sorochyntsi Velyki Sorochyntsi ( uk, Великі Сорочинці; russian: Вели́кие Соро́чинцы or , translit. ''Velyki Sorochyntsi''; formerly referred to simply as Sorochyntsi) is a village in Myrhorod Raion of Poltava Oblast (province ...

and

Myrhorod Myrhorod ( uk, Ми́ргород, ) is a city in the Poltava Oblast (province) of central Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Myrhorod Raion (district), the city itself is administratively incorporated as a city of oblast s ...

. The closest railway station, Yareski, about southwest of Shyshaky and on the railway line connecting Poltava and

Romodan Romodan ( uk, Ромодан, russian: Ромодан) is an urban-type settlement in Myrhorod Raion of Poltava Oblast in Ukraine. It is located northwest of the city of Poltava, at the sources of the Voinykha and the Lykhobabivka, both in the dra ...

via Myrhorod. There is both local and long-distance passenger traffic.

References

{{authority control Rural settlements in Myrhorod Raion Mirgorodsky Uyezd