Kharkiv
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Kharkiv (Ukrainian: Харків, pronounced [ˈxɑrkiw];[5]) or Kharkov (Roushie: Харьков) is the seicont lairgest ceety in Ukraine.
Kharkiv (Харків) Kharkov (Харьков) | |
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Eik-name(s): The First Capital[1] | |
Map o Ukraine with Kharkiv highlighted | |
Coordinates: 50°0′16.11″N 36°13′53.21″E | |
Kintra | Ukraine |
Oblast | Kharkiv Oblast |
Municipality | Kharkiv Ceety Municipality |
Foondit | 1655-56[2] |
Districts | List of 9
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Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Hennadiy Kernes[3] |
Area | |
• City | 350 km2 (140 sq mi) |
Elevation | 152 m (499 ft) |
Population (1 October 2012) | |
• City | 1,442,910[4] |
• Density | 4500/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,732,400 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 61001—61499 |
Licence plate | ХА, 21 (auld) |
Sister ceeties | Belgorod, Bologna, Cincinnati, Kaunas, Lille, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Nuremberg, Poznań, Saunt Petersburg, Tianjin, Jinan, Kutaisi, Varna, Rishon LeZion, Brno, Daugavpils |
Website | http://www.city.kharkov.ua/en |
Foondit in 1654, Kharkiv became the first ceety in Ukraine whaur the Soviet pouer wis proclaimed an Soviet government wis formed. Nou it is the admeenistrative centre o the Kharkiv oblast (province), as well as the admeenistrative centre o the surroondin Kharkivskyi Raion (destrict) athin the oblast. The ceety is locatit in the northeast o the kintra. As o 2006, its population is 1,461,300.[6]
Kharkiv is a major cultural, scienteefic, educational, transport an industrial centre o Ukraine, wi 60 scienteefic Institutes, 30 establishments o heicer eddication, 6 museums, 7 theatres an 80 libraries. Its industry specializes maistly in machinery. Thare are hunders o industrial companies in the ceety. Amang them are warld famous giants lik the Morozov Design Bureau an the Malyshev Tank Factory, leaders in tank production syne the 1930s; Khartron (aerospace an nuclear electronics); an the Turboatom turbines producer.
Thare is an unnergrund rapid-transit seestem (metro) wi aboot 38.1 km (24 mi) o track an 29 stations. A well-kent laundmerk o Kharkiv is the Freedom Square (Maidan Svobody umwhile kent as Dzerzhinsky Square), which is currently the saxt lairgest ceety square in Europe, an the 12t lairgest square in the warld.