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# Holovanivsk

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Голованівськ.

## English name

**Holovanivsk** — Current official Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010), adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019; selected for English geographical use.

Other forms in use:

- **Golovanevsk** — Russian-based spelling for matching older English geographical references; independent prose frequency unverified. Not a separate official renaming.
- **Holovanivs’k** — BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form, independent English prose use unverified.
- **Golovanìvsʹk** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, independent English prose use unverified.
- **Holovanivsʹk** — ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form, independent English prose use unverified.
- **Голованівськ** — Original Ukrainian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English.

## French name

**Holovanivsk** — Same as in English; used as the French locality heading.

Other forms in use:

- **Golovanevsk** — Russian-derived spelling explicitly printed in French locality prose; retained for older French source matching, not the current preferred heading.
- **Golovanìvsʹk** — ISO 9:1995 form for French catalogue matching; not verified as French prose usage.

## About

Holovanivsk is a settlement and district centre in western Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine. Its local history includes a Jewish market-town community destroyed during the Holocaust.

## Notes

Standard-derived forms support retrieval without implying English or French press adoption. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holovanivsk ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holovanivsk.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q2429530](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2429530) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/holovanivsk/?format=json)


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