Kharkiv

For ither uises, see Kharkiv (disambiguation) an Kharkov (disambiguation).

Kharkiv (Ukrainian: Харків, pronounced [ˈxɑrkiw];^[4]) or Kharkov (Roushie: Харьков) is the seicont lairgest ceety in Ukraine.

Kharkiv (Харків) Kharkov (Харьков)
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Eik-name(s):  The First Capital[1]
Kharkiv (Харків) Kharkov (Харьков) Map o Ukraine with Kharkiv highlighted
Coordinates: 50°0′16.11″N 36°13′53.21″E
Kintra	Ukraine
Oblast	Kharkiv Oblast
Raion	Kharkiv Raion
Foondit	1655-56[2]
Districts	List of 9 Shevchenkivskyi Raion Novobavarskyi Raion Kyivsky Raion Slobidskyi Raion Kholodnohirskyi Raion Saltivskyi Raion Nemyshlianskyi Raion Industrialnyi Raion Osnovianskyi Raion
Govrenment
• Mayor	Ihor Terekhov
Area
• City	350 km2 (140 sq mi)
Elevation	152 m (499 ft)
Population  (1 October 2012)
• City	1,442,910[3]
• Density	4500/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
• Metro	1,732,400
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	61001—61499
Licence plate	ХА, 21 (auld)
Sister ceeties	Belgorod, Bologna, Cincinnati, Kaunas, Lille, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Nuremberg, Poznań, Saunt Petersburg, Tianjin, Jinan, Kutaisi, Varna, Rishon LeZion, Brno, Daugavpils
Website	http://www.city.kharkov.ua/en

Foondit in 1654, Kharkiv became the first ceety in Ukraine whaur the Soviet pouer wis proclaimed an Soviet government wis formed. Nou it is the admeenistrative centre o the Kharkiv oblast (province), as well as the admeenistrative centre o the surroondin Kharkivskyi Raion (destrict) athin the oblast. The ceety is locatit in the northeast o the kintra. As o 2006, its population is 1,461,300.^[5]

Kharkiv is a major cultural, scienteefic, educational, transport an industrial centre o Ukraine, wi 60 scienteefic Institutes, 30 establishments o heicer eddication, 6 museums, 7 theatres an 80 libraries. Its industry specializes maistly in machinery. Thare are hunders o industrial companies in the ceety. Amang them are warld famous giants lik the Morozov Design Bureau an the Malyshev Tank Factory, leaders in tank production syne the 1930s; Khartron (aerospace an nuclear electronics); an the Turboatom turbines producer.

Thare is an unnergrund rapid-transit seestem (metro) wi aboot 38.1 km (24 mi) o track an 29 stations. A well-kent laundmerk o Kharkiv is the Freedom Square (Maidan Svobody umwhile kent as Dzerzhinsky Square), which is currently the saxt lairgest ceety square in Europe, an the 12t lairgest square in the warld.

Internaitional relations

Twin touns - Sister ceeties

Kharkiv is currently twinned wi:^[6]

Moscow, Roushie Saunt Petersburg, Roushie Brno, Czech Republic (syne 2008)[7] Bologna, Italy Lille, Fraunce [8] Nürnberg, Germany Poznań, Poland [9] Cincinnati, Unitit States Tianjin, Cheenae Varna, Bulgarie Kaunas, Lithuanie Belgorod, Roushie Nizhny Novgorod, Roushie Kutaisi, Georgie Jinan, Cheenae Rishon LeZion, Israel Daugavpils, Latvie

References

1. Первая столица^{[deid airtin]}. АТН, 19 декабря 2002 г. (in Roushie)
2. Харьков. Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
3. "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 7 Apryle 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. Kharkiv on Encyclopædia Britannica
5. "Results / General results of the census / Number of cities". 2001 Ukrainian Census. Archived frae the original on 9 Januar 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2006.
6. "Sister cities of Kharkiv" (in Russian). Retrieved 4 Mey 2007.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
7. "Brno - Partnerská města" (in Czech). © 2006-2009 City of Brno. Archived frae the original on 23 Mey 2011. Retrieved 17 Julie 2009. freemit airtin in |publisher= (help)
8. "Lile Facts & Figures". Mairie-Lille.fr. Archived frae the original on 10 Februar 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
9. "Poznań Official Website - Twin Towns". (in Polish) © 1998-2008 Urząd Miasta Poznania. Retrieved 29 November 2008.

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