Kyiv
Kyiv or Kiev[a] (Ukrainian: Київ) is the capital and largest city in Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine on the Dnieper River. Almost three million people live there.
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Київ Kiev | |||||||
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |||||||
| Coordinates: 50°27′00″N 30°31′24″E / 50.45000°N 30.52333°ECoordinates: 50°27′00″N 30°31′24″E / 50.45000°N 30.52333°E | |||||||
| Country | Ukraine | ||||||
| Municipality | Kyiv City Municipality | ||||||
| Founded | AD 482 (officially)[2] | ||||||
| City council | Kyiv City Council | ||||||
| Raions | List of 10
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| Government | |||||||
| • Mayor and Head of City State Administration | Vitali Klitschko | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
| • City with special status | 839 km2 (324 sq mi) | ||||||
| Elevation | 179 m (587 ft) | ||||||
| Population (1 January 2020) | |||||||
| • City with special status | 2,967,360[1] | ||||||
| • Density | 3,299/km2 (8,540/sq mi) | ||||||
| • Metro | 3,375,000 (2,013)[3] of the Kyiv metropolitan area | ||||||
| GDP (2017) | |||||||
| • Total | US$26.29 billion | ||||||
| • Per capita | US$8,970 | ||||||
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | ||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | ||||||
| Postal code | 01xxx–04xxx | ||||||
| FIPS code | UP12 | ||||||
| Vehicle registration plate | AA, KA (before 2004: КА, КВ, КЕ, КН, КІ, KT) | ||||||
| Website | kyivcity.gov.ua | ||||||
It is not a part of any oblast. However, it is surrounded by Kyiv Oblast, and is the headquarters of Kyiv Oblast.
The city hosted the UEFA Euro 2012 final. Kyiv also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 2017.
Kyiv has a humid continental climate (Dfb in the Köppen climate classification).
Climate
| Climate data for Kiev (1981–2010, extremes 1881–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.1 (52) |
17.3 (63.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
30.2 (86.4) |
33.6 (92.5) |
35.0 (95) |
39.4 (102.9) |
39.3 (102.7) |
33.8 (92.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
14.7 (58.5) |
39.4 (102.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | -0.9 (30.4) |
0.0 (32) |
5.6 (42.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
4.9 (40.8) |
0.0 (32) |
12.5 (54.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.5 (25.7) |
−3.0 (27) |
1.8 (35.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
19.7 (67.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
8.4 (47.1) |
1.9 (35.4) |
-2.3 (27.9) |
8.4 (47.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | -5.8 (21.6) |
-5.7 (21.7) |
-1.4 (29.5) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.2 (57.6) |
16.1 (61) |
15.2 (59.4) |
10.2 (50.4) |
4.9 (40.8) |
0.0 (32) |
-4.6 (23.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | -32.9 (-27.2) |
-32.2 (-26) |
-24.9 (-12.8) |
-10.4 (13.3) |
-2.4 (27.7) |
2.4 (36.3) |
5.8 (42.4) |
3.3 (37.9) |
-2.9 (26.8) |
-17.8 (-0) |
-21.9 (-7.4) |
-30.0 (-22) |
-32.9 (-27.2) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 36 (1.42) |
39 (1.54) |
37 (1.46) |
46 (1.81) |
57 (2.24) |
82 (3.23) |
71 (2.8) |
60 (2.36) |
57 (2.24) |
41 (1.61) |
50 (1.97) |
45 (1.77) |
621 (24.45) |
| % Humidity | 83 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 62 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 74 | 77 | 85 | 86 | 74 |
| Avg. rainy days | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 138 |
| Avg. snowy days | 17 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 73 |
| Sunshine hours | 42 | 64 | 112 | 162 | 257 | 273 | 287 | 252 | 189 | 123 | 51 | 31 | 1,843 |
| Source #1: Pogoda.ru.net,[10] Central Observatory for Geophysics (extremes)[11][12] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Danish Meteorological Institute (sun, 1931–1960)[13] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian writer and playwright
- Victor Skumin, Russian professor, philosopher, writer, psychologist, psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and medical doctor
Kyiv Media
City of Kyiv
Polonia Et Ungaria XX Nova Tabula, detail of Kyiv episcopate (“Kyouia epatus”)
Legendary Kyi, Shchek, Khoryv and Lybid in the Radziwiłł Chronicle
Hungarians at Kyiv in 830 during the times of the Rus' Khaganate; painting by Pál Vágó (1853–1928)
Kyiv in the late 19th century
Until 1936, Kyiv was a city on the west bank of the Dnieper
Ruins of Kyiv during World War II
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References
- ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in українська). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ↑ Oksana Lyachynska (31 May 2012). "Kyiv's 1,530th birthday marked with fun, protest". Kyiv Post.
- ↑ "Major Agglomerations of the World". Citypopulation.de. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ↑ kyivan, Wiktionary.com (28 November 2017)
- ↑ kievan. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged, retrieved 29 May 2013 from Dictionary.com
- ↑ "Головне управління статистики м.Києва - Статистична інформація".
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- ↑ Zraick, Karen (13 November 2019). "Wait, How Do You Pronounce Kiev?". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/us/politics/kiev-pronunciation.html. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ↑ "Weather and Climate – The Climate of Kiev" (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Retrieved 1 March 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Кліматичні дані по м.Києву" (in Ukrainian). Central Observatory for Geophysics. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Кліматичні рекорди" (in Ukrainian). Central Observatory for Geophysics. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Cappelen, John; Jensen, Jens. "Ukraine – Kiev" (PDF). Climate Data for Selected Stations (1931–1960) (in Danish). Danish Meteorological Institute. p. 332. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
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Notes
- ↑ English: /ˈkiːɛv, -ɛf, kiːˈɛv, -ˈɛf/ kee-EV-,_--EF-,_-KEE-ev,[7][8] US also /kiːv/ keev.[9] Ukrainian: [ˈkɪjiu̯] (
listen). Russian: [ˈkʲi(j)ɪf].
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