 It is sometimes referred to as Saltivka Masyv, as it unites several different neighborhoods which contain similar residential areas.The name of the neighborhood is derived from the road that leads to Staryi Saltiv and Verkhniy Saltiv in Vovchansk Raion.Saltivka is bounded by the flood plain north of the Kharkiv River along the east regional road to sovkhoz Ukrainka and Kulynychi village, the River Nemyshlya in the south, Marshal Batytsky and Yakir streets to the west, and the market at Kharkiv Metro station Akademika Barabashova.