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Київ
Kyiv
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Kyiv is located in Ukraine
Kyiv
Kyiv
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Coordinates:50°27′00″N30°31′24″E/ 50.45000°N 30.52333°E/50.45000; 30.52333Coordinates:50°27′00″N30°31′24″E/ 50.45000°N 30.52333°E/50.45000; 30.52333
KintraUkraine
MunicipalityKiev Ceety Municipality
Foondit5t century
Raions
Govrenment
• MayorVitali Klitschko
• Heid o Ceety State AdmeenistrationVitali Klitschko
Area
• City839 km2(324 sq mi)
Elevation
179 m (587 ft)
Population
(15 Julie 2013)
• City2,847,200[1]
• Density3299/km2(8,540/sq mi)
•Metro
3,375,000[2]o theKiev metropolitan aurie
Time zoneUTC+2(EET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+3(EEST)
Postal code
01xxx-04xxx
Area code(s)+380 44
License plateAA (before 2004: КА, КВ, КЕ, КН, КІ, KT)
Websitewww.kmv.gov.ua

Kyiv(Ukrainian:Київ) orKiev,is thecaipitalan the lairgest ceety oUkraine,locatit in the north central pairt o the kintra on theDnieper River.

Kyiv is an importantindustrial,scienteefic,educationalanculturalcentre oEastren Europe.It is hame tae monyhie-techindustries,heichher educationinstitutions an warld-famous historical laundmerks. The ceety haes an extensive infrastructure an heichlie developed seestem opublic transport,includin theKiev Metro.Kyiv wis clessifee'd as aBeta global ceetyas o 2004.

The name Kyiv is said tae derive frae the name oKyi,ane o fower legendary foonders o the ceety (brithers Kyi, Shchek, Khoryv, an sister Lybid). Durinits history,Kyiv, ane o the auldest ceeties inEastren Europe,passed throu several stages o great prominence an relative obscurity. The ceety mey hae been foondit in the 5t century as atradin post,aiblins pairt o the land o the earlySlavs.It gradually acquired eminence as the centre o theEast Slavic civilization,becomin in the tent tae twalt centuries a poleetical an cultural caipital oRus',amedievalEast Slavic state. Completely destroyed durin theMongol invasionin 1240, the ceety lost maist o its influence for the centuries tae come. It wis a provincial caipital o marginal importance in the ootskirts o the territories controlled bi its pouerful neighbours; first theGrand Duchy o Lithuanie,follaed biPolandanRoushie.

The ceety prospered again durin theRoushie Empire'sindustrial revolutionin the late 19t century. Efter theturbulent periodfollaein theRoushie Revolution o 1917,frae 1921 onwards Kyiv wis an important ceety o theUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic,an, frae 1934, its caipital. DurinWarld War II,the ceety again suffered significant damage, but quickly recovered in the post-war years remainin the third lairgest ceety o theSoviet Union.Follaein thecollapse o the Soviet Unionan theUkrainian unthirldomo 1991, Kyiv remained the caipital oUkraine.

Internaitional relations

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Relatit page:Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Ukraine

Twin touns — Sister ceeties

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Kyiv istwinnedwi:

Honour

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Kiev PeninsulainGraham Land,Antarcticais named efter the ceety o Kiev.[29]

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  • St. Michael's Kirk
    St. Michael's Kirk
  • Gowden Yett
    Gowden Yett
  • Pechersk Lavra
    Pechersk Lavra
  • Pechersk Lavra
    Pechersk Lavra

References

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  23. ↑"Twin cities of Riga".Riga City Council.Archived fraethe originalon 4 December 2008.Retrieved27 Julie2009.
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  25. ↑"Tbilisi Municipal Portal – Sister Cities".© 2009 – Tbilisi City Hall. Archived fraethe originalon 24 Julie 2013.Retrieved16 Juin2009.
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  27. ↑"Yerevan Municipality – Sister Cities".© 2005–2009www.yerevan.am.Archived fraethe originalon 5 November 2013.Retrieved30 November2009.freemit airtin in|publisher=(help)
  28. ↑"Yerevan Municipality – Partner Cities".© 2005–2009www.yerevan.am.Archived fraethe originalon 5 November 2013.Retrieved30 November2009.freemit airtin in|publisher=(help)
  29. ↑Kiev Peninsula.SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.


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