Kovel

Kovel
Ковель
Flag of Kovel
Coat of arms of Kovel
Kovel is located in Volyn Oblast
Kovel
Kovel
Kovel is located in Ukraine
Kovel
Kovel
Coordinates: 51°13′0″N 24°43′0″E / 51.21667°N 24.71667°E / 51.21667; 24.71667
Country Ukraine
OblastVolyn Oblast
RaionKovel Raion
HromadaKovel urban hromada
Founded13th century
Magdeburg law1518
Government
 • MayorIhor Chayka[1]
Area
 • Total47.3 km2 (18.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total67,575
 • Density1,400/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
45000
Area code+380 3352
Websitekovel.osp-ua.info (in Ukrainian)

Kovel (Ukrainian: Ковель, IPA: [ˈkɔʋelʲ] ; Polish: Kowel; Yiddish: קאוולע / קאוולי) is a city in Volyn Oblast, northwestern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Kovel Raion within the oblast. Population: 67,575 (2022 estimate).[2]

Kovel gives its name to one of the oldest runic inscriptions which were lost during World War II. The Kovel spearhead, unearthed near the town in 1858, contained text in Gothic.[3]

  1. ^ "Municipal official site in Ukrainian". Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  2. ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
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