Orikhiv

Orikhiv
Оріхів
Flag of Orikhiv
Coat of arms of Orikhiv
Orikhiv is located in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Orikhiv
Orikhiv
Location of Orikhiv in Zaporizhia Oblast
Orikhiv is located in Ukraine
Orikhiv
Orikhiv
Location of Orikhiv in Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°34′10″N 35°46′40″E / 47.56944°N 35.77778°E / 47.56944; 35.77778
Country Ukraine
OblastZaporizhzhia Oblast
RaionPolohy Raion
HromadaOrikhiv urban hromada
Foundedc. 1783
Incorporated1801
City status1938
Area
 • Total10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Population
 (22 February 2024)[1]
 • Total1,500
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
 All but 6,000 evacuated during the 2022 Russian invasion.
Postal code
70500
Area code+380 6141
ClimateDfa

Orikhiv (Ukrainian: Оріхів, IPA: [oˈr⁽ʲ⁾ix⁽ʲ⁾iu̯]) is a city in Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, southern Ukraine. It had an estimated population of 13,896,[2] as of 1 January 2022. Early in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, many residents were evacuated, with 6,000 remaining by August,[3] and the city being shelled constantly by Russian artillery.

  1. ^ "Через бойові дії населення Оріхова скоротилося в десять разів: як виживає прифронтове місто, — ФОТО, ВІДЕО - Стрічка новин Запоріжжя". 22 February 2024.
  2. ^ 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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