| Babai Бабаї | |
|---|---|
| Rural settlement | |
  BabaiLocation in Kharkiv OblastShow map of Kharkiv Oblast BabaiLocation in UkraineShow map of Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 49°53′49″N 36°11′45″E / 49.89694°N 36.19583°E / 49.89694; 36.19583 | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kharkiv Oblast |
| Raion | Kharkiv Raion |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,487 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Babai (Ukrainian: Бабаї; Russian: Бабаи) is a rural settlement in Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on the right bank of the Udy in the drainage basin of the Don. Babai belongs to Vysokyi settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: 6,487 (2022 estimate).
Until 26 January 2024, Babai was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Babai became a rural settlement.
Economy
Transportation
The closest railway stations are Pokotylivka and Karachivka, both in Pokotylivka, on the railway connecting Kharkiv and Synelnykove via Lozova and Pavlohrad.
The settlement has road access to Highway M18 connecting Kharkiv with Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia.
References
- "Высочанская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.