# Bohodukhiv

Bohodukhiv (Ukrainian: Богодухів,; Russian: Богодухов, romanized: Bogodukhov) is a city in Kharkiv Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Bohodukhiv Raion. Bohodukhiv hosts the administration of Bohodukhiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Current population: 14,624 (2022 estimate).

## History

This settlement was founded in 1662 as a small sloboda and Bogodukhov ostrog. It has been a town since 1681. In 1709, at the time of the Russo-Swedish War, it was taken by Menshikov and the emperor Alexius. After April 1780 it was the administrative centre of Bogodukhov uyezd in Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
A cathedral was built in 1793.
The population was 10,522 in 1860 and 11,928 in 1897. In Soviet times, much was done to develop industry and education here.
A local newspaper has been published here since February 1930.
During World War II, Bogodukhov was occupied by the German Army from 16 October 1941 to 17 February 1943 and again from 11 March to 7 August 1943. It was liberated by 1st Tank Army.
In 1944, a dairy factory was built there In 1950 the city had three secondary schools, five seven-year schools, two primary schools and a vocational school. In 1965, a medical college was opened there.
In January 1989, the population was 18,962 people and the main branch of the economy was the food industry. In January 2013, the population was 15,797 people.

## Geography
### Climate

Climate data for Bohodukhiv (1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) | −2.2 (28.0) | 3.9 (39.0) | 13.8 (56.8) | 20.7 (69.3) | 24.0 (75.2) | 26.1 (79.0) | 25.6 (78.1) | 19.2 (66.6) | 11.7 (53.1) | 3.1 (37.6) | −1.7 (28.9) | 11.8 (53.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.3 (22.5) | −5.2 (22.6) | 0.1 (32.2) | 8.5 (47.3) | 14.9 (58.8) | 18.3 (64.9) | 20.3 (68.5) | 19.5 (67.1) | 13.8 (56.8) | 7.2 (45.0) | 0.4 (32.7) | −4.1 (24.6) | 7.4 (45.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.8 (18.0) | −8.1 (17.4) | −3.1 (26.4) | 3.9 (39.0) | 9.4 (48.9) | 13.0 (55.4) | 14.9 (58.8) | 13.9 (57.0) | 9.1 (48.4) | 3.6 (38.5) | −2.1 (28.2) | −6.6 (20.1) | 3.3 (37.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 36.0 (1.42) | 32.2 (1.27) | 31.8 (1.25) | 37.1 (1.46) | 53.7 (2.11) | 73.9 (2.91) | 64.2 (2.53) | 41.0 (1.61) | 51.3 (2.02) | 45.7 (1.80) | 38.4 (1.51) | 35.1 (1.38) | 540.4 (21.28) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 89.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 86.1 | 82.9 | 78.0 | 66.3 | 61.4 | 67.7 | 68.1 | 64.0 | 71.0 | 78.5 | 86.4 | 87.3 | 74.8 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had a population of 18,045 inhabitants, making it the twelfth-largest city in the Kharkiv Oblast. The ethnic composition was as follows:
Ethnic groups in Bohodukhiv
percent
Ukrainians
91.13%
Russians
6.44%
Belarusians
0.47%
Armenians
0.28%
others
0.31% :

## Transport

Bohodukhiv railway station on the Southern railway is located here since 1878 at around 50°10′N 35°31′E﻿ / ﻿50.167°N 35.517°E﻿ / 50.167; 35.517.

## Notable people

* Oleksandr Kikhtenko (born 1956), retired general and former governor of the Donetsk Oblast

## Twin towns – sister cities

Bohodukhiv is twinned with:
* Boyertown, United States