Kaharlyk


Kaharlyk is a town in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Kaharlyk Raion.

History

It was a settlement in Kiev uyezd of Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire. In 1858 :ru:Кагарлыкский сахарный завод|a sugar plant was built here.
In the 1930s a dairy plant was built here during industrialization.
During World War II it was occupied by Axis troops from August 3, 1941 until January 8, 1944.
In 1952 it was a large village. There were a sugar plant, a dairy plant, four schools, a library, one sovkhoz and one MTS.
Urban-type settlement from 1956 until 1971, town since 1971.
In January 1989, the population was 14,065, there were several food industry enterprises.
In 2011 a security checkpoint "Kaharlyk" was built here.
In January 2013, population was 13,758 people.

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