Vepryk, Poltava Oblast
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UkraineVerpryk
Веприк | |
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Village | |
 Church of the Dormition, Vepryk | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Verpryk  Verpryk | |
| Coordinates: 50°22′0.8″N 34°10′35.4″E / 50.366889°N 34.176500°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Poltava Oblast |
| Raion | Myrhorod Raion |
| Area | |
• Total | 84.921 km2 (32.788 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,916 |
Vepryk (Ukrainian: Веприк) is a village in Myrhorod Raion, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to Velyki Budyshcha rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Vepryk has a population of 2915. The local self-government body is the Veprytsky Village Council. After the dissolution of the Hadiach Raion, it was merged into the Myrhorod Raion.[2][3]
It is located on the left bank of the Psel River, on both sides of its tributary of the Vepryk River. Upstream at a distance of 4.5 km is the village of Bobryk, downstream at a distance of 8 km is the village of Velbivka, on the opposite bank, is the village of Knyshivka. The river in this place is winding, forming estuaries, and old and marshy lakes. The T 1705 highway runs through the village. Following this highway will lead to Hadiach.[4] The elevation is 115m.[5]