Velyka Krucha

{{short description|Rural locality in Poltava Oblast, Ukraine}}

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|region =Poltava Oblast

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|district =Lubny Raion

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|community_type =Village Council

|community =Velykokruchansky Village Council

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|foundation_date =17th century

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|climate =Moderately continental

|population =1886

|census_year =2001

|density =587.720

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|telephone_code =05358

|postal_code =37052

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Velyka Krucha is a village in Lubny Raion, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to Pyriatyn urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.{{cite web |title=Пирятинская громада |url=https://gromada.info/ru/obschina/piryatinska/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519181234/https://gromada.info/ru/obschina/piryatinska/ |archive-date=19 May 2022 |publisher=Портал об'єднаних громад України |language=ru}} It was home to a military air base.

Until 18 July 2020, Velyka Krucha belonged to Pyriatyn Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Poltava Oblast to four. The area of Pyriatyn Raion was merged into Lubny Raion.{{Cite news|title=Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.|url=http://www.golos.com.ua/article/333466|access-date=2020-10-03|date=2020-07-18|website=Голос України|language=uk}}{{cite web |title=Нові райони: карти + склад |url=https://www.minregion.gov.ua/press/news/novi-rajony-karty-sklad/ |publisher=Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України |language=Ukrainian}}

== Geographic location ==

The village of Velyka Krucha is located on the right bank of the Uday River. Upstream, at a distance of 3 km, lies the town of Pyriatyn, and downstream, at a distance of 1 km, is the village of Povstyn. On the opposite bank is the village of Deimanivka. The river in this area is winding, forming limans, oxbow lakes, and swampy ponds. The highway E40 passes through the village.