Vyshhorod

Vyshhorod
Вишгород
Skyline of Vyshhorod
Skyline of Vyshhorod
Flag of Vyshhorod
Coat of arms of Vyshhorod
Vyshhorod is located in Kyiv Oblast
Vyshhorod
Vyshhorod
Vyshhorod is located in Ukraine
Vyshhorod
Vyshhorod
Coordinates: 50°35′0″N 30°30′0″E / 50.58333°N 30.50000°E / 50.58333; 30.50000
Country Ukraine
OblastKyiv Oblast
RaionVyshhorod Raion
HromadaVyshhorod urban hromada
First mentioned946
City rights1968
Government
 • MayorOleksiy Momot[1]
Area
 • Total8.7 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total22,933
 • Density2,635/km2 (6,820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
07300 — 07304
Area code+380 4596
Websitevyshgorod.osp-ua.info

Vyshhorod (Ukrainian: Вишгород, IPA: [ˈwɪʒɦorod]; Russian: Вышгород, romanizedVyshgorod) is a city in Kyiv Oblast, central Ukraine, situated immediately north of the capital Kyiv, and part of the Kyiv metropolitan area. It is on the right (western) bank of the Dnieper river and, as the location of the Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant, the northern part of the city is beside the Kyiv Reservoir. It is the administrative center of Vyshhorod Raion and hosts the administration of Vyshhorod urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2]

First mentioned in the 10th century, Vyshhorod is now a notable industrial center and a growing commuter town for Kyiv. Its population is approximately 33,109 (2022 estimate).[3]

  1. ^ "Оголошено переможця на виборах мера Вишгорода" (in Ukrainian). Glavcom. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Вышгородская городская громада". Gromada.info (in Russian). Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  3. ^ 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.