Buialyk

Buialyk, formerly known as Petrivka, is a Populated [places in Ukraine#Rural settlements|rural settlement] in Berezivka Raion of Odesa Oblast in Ukraine. It is located in the steppe, about north of the city of Odesa. Petrivka belongs to Velykyi Buialyk rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population:

History

Until 18 July 2020, Buialyk belonged to Ivanivka Raion, [Odesa Oblast|Ivanivka Raion]. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odesa Oblast to seven. The area of Ivanivka Raion was merged into Berezivka Raion.
Until 26 January 2024, Petrivka was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Petrivka became a rural settlement.
In September 2024, by the decision of the Verkhovna Rada, Petrivka was renamed to Buialyk.

is located on the railway connecting Odesa and Kropyvnytskyi via Novoukrainka. There is some passenger traffic.
The settlement is connected by road with Odesa, Voznesensk, and has access to Highway M05 which connects Kyiv and Odesa.