Rakhiv

Rakhiv
Рахів
City
  • From top, clockwise: View of Rakhiv
  • Administrative Building
  • Amphitheater
  • Train at the railway station
  • Church of the Holy Spirit
Flag
Coat of arms
Rakhiv
Location of Rakhiv
Rakhiv
Rakhiv (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°03′00″N 24°12′00″E / 48.05000°N 24.20000°E / 48.05000; 24.20000
Country Ukraine
OblastZakarpattia Oblast
RaionRakhiv Raion
HromadaRakhiv urban hromada
Founded1477
Incorporated1958
Government
 • MayorViktor Medvid
Area
 • Total
5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Elevation
430 m (1,410 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
15,536
 • Density2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
90600
Area code+380-3132
ClimateDfb

Rakhiv (Ukrainian: Рахів, IPA: [ˈrɑxiu̯] ⓘ; Hungarian: Rahó; Romanian: Rahău) is a city located in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Rakhiv Raion (district). Population: 15,536 (2022 estimate).

Rakhiv's date of the foundation is often taken to be 1447, although a written mentions of this settlement are attested since AD 910.

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