Velyka Bahachka
{{short description|Rural locality in Poltava Oblast, Ukraine}}
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Velyka Bahachka ({{langx|uk|Велика Багачка}}, {{langx|ru|Великая Багачка}}) is a rural settlement in Poltava Oblast in Ukraine. It was formerly the administrative center of Velyka Bahachka Raion, but now administered within Myrhorod Raion. It is located on the Psel, a left tributary of the Dnieper. Population: {{Ua-pop-est2022|5,261}} The first mentions of the settlement appeared at the end of the 16th - at the beginning of the 17th century. On Guillaume de Beauplan's map, created in the 17th century, it is marked as Bagachka. The settlement arose as a result of Cossack colonization.{{Cite web|url=https://ipoltavets.com/uk/eternal-yak-bagachanczi-za-spravedlyvist-borolysya-istoriya-velykoyi-bagachky|title=Як багачанці за справедливість боролися: історія Великої Багачки - ipoltavets.com|date=October 20, 2022}}
History
Until 26 January 2024, Velyka Bahachka was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Velyka Bahachka became a rural settlement.{{cite news |title=Что изменится в Украине с 1 января |url=https://glavnoe.in.ua/ru/novosti/chto-yzmenytsya-v-ukrayne-s-1-yanvarya |work=glavnoe.in.ua |lang=ru| date=1 January 2024}}
Economy
=Transportation=
The settlement has access to Highway M03 connecting Kyiv and Kharkiv via Poltava. It also has road access to Myrhorod.
The closest railway station, Yareski, about {{convert|10|km|mi}} northeast of Velyka Bahachka and on the railway line connecting Poltava and Romodan via Myrhorod. There is both local and long-distance passenger traffic.