Poltava
Poltava
Полтава | |
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Top left: Poltava Governorate Zemstvo Building, Top right: Poltava Holy Cross Monastery, Center: The Round Square, Bottom left: The White Arbor, Bottom right: Assumption Cathedral | |
| Coordinates: 49°35′22″N 34°33′05″E / 49.58944°N 34.55139°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Poltava Oblast |
| Raion | Poltava Raion |
| Hromada | Poltava urban hromada |
| Founded | 8991 |
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| Area | |
• Total | 103 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 279,593 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 36000—36499 |
| Area code | +380-532(2) |
| Licence plate | CK, BI |
| Sister cities | Filderstadt, Ostfildern, Veliko Tarnovo, Lublin, Nice |
| Website | rada-poltava |
| 1 The previously believed foundation date was 1174. | |
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Poltava (UK: /pɒlˈtɑːvə/, US: /pəlˈ-/; Ukrainian: Полтава, IPA: [polˈtɑwɐ] ⓘ) is a city located on the Vorskla River in Central Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Poltava Oblast as well as Poltava Raion within the oblast. It also hosts the administration of Poltava urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Poltava has a population of 279,593 (2022 estimate).