Khorol, Poltava Oblast

Khorol (Ukrainian: Хорол, pronounced [xoˈrɔɫ]) is a city in Lubny Raion, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine.

The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Poltava Oblast to four.

[3][4] Notable natives of Khorol include Ben-Zion Dinur and Aryeh Dvoretzky.

The town is named after the Khorol River upon which it is situated.

[citation needed] Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:[5]