Population: 5,261 (2022 estimate)[1] The first mentions of the settlement appeared at the end of the 16th - at the beginning of the 17th century.

On Guillaume de Beauplan's map, created in the 17th century, it is marked as Bagachka.

On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Velyka Bahachka became a rural settlement.

[3] The settlement has access to Highway M03 connecting Kyiv and Kharkiv via Poltava.

The closest railway station, Yareski, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Velyka Bahachka and on the railway line connecting Poltava and Romodan via Myrhorod.