Ternopil
Ternopil
Тернопіль | |
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| Coordinates: 49°34′N 25°36′E / 49.567°N 25.600°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Ternopil Oblast |
| Raion | Ternopil Raion |
| Hromada | Ternopil urban hromada |
| Founded | 1540 (485 years ago) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Serhiy Nadal (Svoboda) |
| Area | |
• Total | 86 km2 (33.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation (mean) | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 225,004 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (CEST) |
| Area code | +380 352 |
| Website | rada |
Ternopil, known until 1944 mostly as Tarnopol, is a city in western Ukraine, located on the banks of the Seret River. Ternopil is one of the major cities of Western Ukraine and the historical regions of Galicia and Podolia. The population of Ternopil was estimated at 225,004 (2022 estimate).
The city is the administrative center of Ternopil Oblast (region), as well as of surrounding Ternopil Raion (district) within the oblast. It hosts the administration of Ternopil urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.