Borki Бірки (Ukrainian) Борки (Russian) |
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village | |
Location of Borki | |
Coordinates: 49°43′05″N 36°03′19″E / 49.71806°N 36.05528°ECoordinates: 49°43′05″N 36°03′19″E / 49.71806°N 36.05528°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Kharkiv Oblast |
Raion | Zmiiv Raion |
Founded | 1659 |
Area | |
• Total | 1.31 km2 (0.51 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 2,936 |
• Density | 2,241.220/km2 (5,804.73/sq mi) |
Borki (Ukrainian: Бірки) is a village in Ukraine, with a population of 2936 in 2001.
1321 persons were recorded in 1864. Railway opened in 1869. This was the site of the Borki train disaster in 1888, which nearly killed Emperor Alexander III of Russia. 2791 residents in 1914.