Zhovkva
Zhovkva
Жовква | |
|---|---|
Main market square | |
| Coordinates: 50°3′18″N 23°58′36″E / 50.05500°N 23.97667°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Lviv Oblast |
| Raion | Lviv Raion |
| Hromada | Zhovkva urban hromada |
| Founded | 1597 |
| Town rights | 1603 |
| Founded by | Stanisław Żółkiewski |
| Named after | Stanisław Żółkiewski |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.64 km2 (2.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 13,852 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 80300—80304 |
| Area code | +380 3252 |
| Sister cities | Kraśnik, Poland |
Zhovkva is a city in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine. Zhovkva hosts the administration of Zhovkva urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is approximately 13,852 (2022 estimate).