Rava-Ruska

Rava-Ruska
Рава-Руська
Rawa Ruska
City hall
Rava-Ruska
Location within Ukraine
Rava-Ruska
Rava-Ruska (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 50°13′30″N 23°37′27″E / 50.22500°N 23.62417°E / 50.22500; 23.62417
Country Ukraine
OblastLviv Oblast
RaionLviv Raion
HromadaRava-Ruska urban hromada
Founded1455
Named afterRawa Mazowiecka
Area
  Total
8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Elevation
349 m (1,145 ft)
Population
 (2022)
  Total
8,494
  Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)

Rava-Ruska (Ukrainian: Рава-Руська, IPA: [ˈrɑwɐ ˈrusʲkɐ] ; Polish: Rawa Ruska; Yiddish: ראווע, romanized: Rave) is a city in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast, western Ukraine. It is a border town between Ukraine and Poland. The border checkpoint is situated 8 km (5 mi) west of the city, along the international autoroute WarsawLviv. Rava-Ruska hosts the administration of Rava-Ruska urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is approximately 8,494 (2022 estimate).