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"Kharkov" redirects here. For other uses, see Kharkov (disambiguation).
Kharkiv (Ukrainian: Ха́рків, IPA: [ˈxɑrkiu̯] (listen)), also known as Kharkov (Russian: Харькoв, IPA: [ˈxarʲkəf]), is the second-largest city and municipality in Ukraine.[7] Located in the northeast of the country, it is the largest city of the historic region of Sloboda Ukraine. Kharkiv is the administrative centre of Kharkiv Oblast and of the surrounding Kharkiv Raion. It has a population of 1,421,125 (2022 est.).[8]
Kharkiv
Харків
City
Ukrainian transcription(s)
• National, ALA-LC, BGN/PCGN
Kharkiv
• Scholarly
Charkiv
Anticlockwise from top: Assumption Cathedral, Taras Shevchenko monument, Kharkiv Railway station, National University of Kharkiv, Kharkiv city council.
Flag
Coat of arms
Brandmark
Nickname: Smart City
Interactive map of Kharkiv
Kharkiv
Kharkiv
Kharkiv
Coordinates: 49°59′33″N 36°13′52″E
Country
Ukraine
Oblast
Kharkiv Oblast
Raion
Kharkiv Raion
Founded
1654[1]
Districts
List of 9[2]
Shevchenkivskyi Raion
Novobavarskyi Raion
Kyivskyi Raion
Slobidskyi Raion
Kholodnohirskyi Raion
Saltivskyi Raion
Nemyshlianskyi Raion
Industrialnyi Raion
Osnovianskyi Raion
Government
• Mayor
Ihor Terekhov[3] (Kernes Bloc — Successful Kharkiv[4])
Area
• City
350 km2 (140 sq mi)
Elevation
152 m (499 ft)
Population (2022)
• City
1,421,125
• Rank
2nd in Ukraine
• Density
4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
• Metro
1,729,049[5]
Demonym
Kharkivite[6]
Time zone
UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
61001–61499
Licence plate
AX, KX, ХА (old), 21 (old)
Sister cities
Bologna, Cincinnati, Kaunas, Lille, Nuremberg, Poznań, Tianjin, Jinan, Kutaisi, Varna, Rishon LeZion, Brno, Daugavpils
Website
www.city.kharkov.ua
Kharkiv was founded in 1654 as a fortress, and grew to become a major centre of industry, trade, and Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. At the beginning of the 20th century, the city was predominantly Russian in population, but as industrial expansion drew in further labor from the distressed countryside, and as the Soviet Union moderated previous restrictions on Ukrainian cultural expression, Ukrainians became the largest ethnic group in the city by the eve of World War II. From December 1919 to January 1934, Kharkiv was the first capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
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