Velyka Bilozerka


Velyka Bilozerka is a rural locality in Zaporizhia Oblast in Ukraine and the administrative center of Velyka Bilozerka Raion. The population in 2018 was 8339.
Velyka Bilozerka is located on both banks of the Bilozerka River, a left tributary of the Dnieper.

History

The locality was founded in 1778 by settlers from Chernigov and Poltava Governorates of the Russian Empire. It belonged to Novorossiya Governorate, since 1783 to Yekaterinoslav Viceroyalty, and since 1802 to Taurida Governorate.

Economy

Transportation

Velyka Bilozerka is connected by roads with Kamianka-Dniprovska, Mykhailivka, and Melitopol. In Melitopol, it has access to the M14 highway connecting Odessa and Mariupol, as well as the M18 highway which runs to Kharkiv via Dnipro.