Incorporated 1958 Area 5.68 km² Local time Friday 1:03 AM | Founded 1477 Elevation 430 m (1,410 ft) Population 15,430 (2016) | |
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Weather 10°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 78% Humidity | ||
Rakhiv (Ukrainian: Рахів, [ˈrɑxiu̯]) is a city located in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Rakhiv Raion (district). Population: 15,430 (2016 est.).
Contents
- Map of Rakhiv Zakarpatska Ukraine
- Names
- Demographics
- Features
- Climate
- Twin town
- People from Rakhiv
- References
Map of Rakhiv, Zakarpatska, Ukraine
Names
There are several alternative names used for this city: Rusyn: Рахово; Hungarian: Rahó; Romanian: Rahău; Russian: Рахов, translit. Rakhov; Yiddish: ראחוב , Rakhev, Rakhyv, Slovak: Rachov, German: Rachiw.
Demographics
As of 2001, the city population was 15,241 inhabitants which included:
Features
Rakhiv, or more precisely, the village Dilove located close to it, is one of several European locations vying for the symbolic right to be Geographical centre of Europe. The sign in Dilove, the point calculated in 1887 by the Austro-Hungarian geographers, carries a Latin inscription: "Locus Perennis Dilicentissime cum libella librationis quae est in Austria et Hungaria confectacum mensura gradum meridionalium et paralleloumierum Europeum. MD CCC LXXXVII."
The Headquarters of Carpathian Biosphere Reserve are located in Rakhiv.
With an elevation of 430 meters above sea level, Rakhiv is Ukraine's highest city.
Climate
The climate in Rakhiv is a mild/cool summer subtype (Köppen: Dfb) of the humid continental climate.