Volochysk

Volochysk
Волочиськ
Wołoczyska
Flag of Volochysk
Coat of arms of Volochysk
Volochysk is located in Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Volochysk
Volochysk
Volochysk is located in Ukraine
Volochysk
Volochysk
Coordinates: 49°32′N 26°10′E / 49.533°N 26.167°E / 49.533; 26.167
Country Ukraine
OblastKhmelnytskyi Oblast
RaionKhmelnytskyi Raion
HromadaVolochysk urban hromada
Area
 • Total14.61 km2 (5.64 sq mi)
Elevation
311 m (1,020 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total18,295
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
31200 – 31208
Area code+380 3845
Websitehttp://www.volochisk.info
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Volochysk (Ukrainian: Волочиськ, Yiddish: וואָלאָטשיסק) is a small city located on the left bank of the Zbruch River in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Volochysk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] The population according to the 2001 census was 20958. Current population is 18,295 (2022 estimate).[1]

Located on the left bank of Zbruch, the city along with its vis-a-vis Pidvolochysk on the opposite bank of the river for almost 200 years was an important border checkpoint between Russia and the countries of the Central Europe. Volochysk is an important transport center. Railroads and highways of national importance go through the town.

Volochysk is located on E50/ M 12 between Ternopil and Khmelnytskyi. In the city is located a train station which is a final stop of Southwestern Railways before continuing to territory of Lviv Railways.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Волочисская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.