Rakhiv
Рахів | |
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City of district significance | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 48°03′00″N 24°12′00″E / 48.05000°N 24.20000°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Zakarpattia Oblast |
| Raion | Rakhiv Raion |
| Hromada | Rakhiv urban hromada |
| Founded | 1477 |
| Incorporated | 1958 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Viktor Medvid |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 15,536 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 90600 |
| Area code | +380-3132 |
| Climate | Dfb |
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Rakhiv (Ukrainian: Рахів, pronounced [ˈrɑxiu̯]; Rahó (Hungarian); Rahău (Romanian) is a city located in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Rakhiv Raion (district). Population: 15,536 (2022 estimate).[1]
Rakhiv's date of the foundation is often taken to be 1447, although a written mentions of this settlement are attested since AD 910.
- ^ 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.