Orikhiv
Orikhiv
Оріхів | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 47°34′10″N 35°46′40″E / 47.56944°N 35.77778°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
| Raion | Polohy Raion |
| Hromada | Orikhiv urban hromada |
| Founded | c. 1783 |
| Incorporated | 1801 |
| City status | 1938 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| Population (22 February 2024) | |
• Total | 1,500 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| All but 6,000 evacuated during the 2022 Russian invasion. | |
| Postal code | 70500 |
| Area code | +380 6141 |
| Climate | Dfa |
Orikhiv (Ukrainian: Оріхів, IPA: [oˈr⁽ʲ⁾ixiu̯]; Russian: Орехов, romanized: Orekhov, IPA: [ɐˈrʲexəf]) is a city in Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, southern Ukraine. It had an estimated population of 13,896, as of 1 January 2022. Early in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, many residents were evacuated, with 6,000 remaining by August, and the city being shelled constantly by Russian artillery.