Zavallia ( uk, Завалля; russian: Завалье) is a

rural settlement The definition of a rural settlement depends on the country, in some countries, a rural settlement is any settlement in the areas defined as rural by a governmental office, e.g., by the national census bureau. This may include even rural towns. ...

Holovanivsk Raion Holovanivsk Raion is a raion (district) of Kirovohrad Oblast in central Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the urban-type settlement of Holovanivsk. Its population is On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukra ...

Kirovohrad Oblast Kirovohrad Oblast ( uk, Кіровоградська область, translit=Kirovohradska oblast; also referred to as #Nomenclature, Kirovohradschyna — uk, Кіровоградщина) is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (prov ...

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

. It is located on the left bank of the

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. Zavallia hosts the administration of Zavallia 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. Population:

History

Until 18 July 2020, Zavallia belonged to

Haivoron Raion Haivoron Raion was a raion (district) of Kirovohrad Oblast in central Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion was the town of Haivoron. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced ...

. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kirovohrad Oblast to four. The area of Haivoron Raion was merged into Holovanivsk Raion. Until 26 January 2024, Zavallia was designated

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Zavallia became a rural settlement.

Economy

Transportation

The settlement is connected by road with

Haivoron Haivoron ( uk, Гайворон) is a town in Holovanivsk Raion, Kirovohrad Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Haivoron urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: Haivoron is situated on the Southern ...

and Savran. It has access to Highway M05 which connects Kyiv and

Odesa Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrative ...

Mining

The Zavalye mine is one of the largest

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mines in

and in the world. The mine is located in the center of the country in

. The mine has estimated reserves of 6.4 million tonnes of ore 7% graphite.

References

{{Authority control Rural settlements in Holovanivsk Raion