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Mykolaiv
capital city of Mykolaiv Oblast in southern Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mykolaiv (Ukrainian: Миколаїв, also referred to as or Mykolayiv, Nikolaev, or Nikolayev; Polish: Mikołajów) is a major city in southern Ukraine.
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The city is located 65 kilometers from the Black Sea along the estuary of the Southern Buh river (where it meets the Inhul River) at around 46°58′N 32°0′E. Population 514,000 (as of 2001 Ukrainian Census).