Sheptytskyi
Шептицький | |
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Coordinates: 50°23′12″N 24°13′44″E / 50.38667°N 24.22889°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Lviv Oblast |
Raion | Sheptytskyi Raion |
Hromada | Sheptytskyi urban hromada |
Founded | 1951 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Andriy Zalivsky |
Area | |
• Total | 37.6 km2 (14.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 64,297 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Sister cities | Békéscsaba |
Sheptytskyi (Ukrainian: Шептицький, IPA: [ʃepˈtɪtsʲkɪj]), formerly Chervonohrad (Ukrainian: Червоноград, pronounced [tʃerwonoˈɦrɑd] ), historically Krystynopol, is a mining city and the administrative center of Sheptytskyi Raion, Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Sheptytskyi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Sheptytskyi lies about 62 km north of Lviv, 7 km from Sokal, 28 km northeast of the town of Voroniv, and has a population of 64,297 (2022 estimate).[2]