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Kiev, Ukraine

Kiev
Київ (Kyiv)
Киев (Kiev)
City with special status
Counterclockwise (from upper right): Verkhovna Rada, Kiev Pechersk Lavra, Red University Building, House with Chimaeras, Independence Square, statue of Bohdan Khmelnytsky
Flag of Kiev
Flag
Coat of arms of Kiev
Coat of arms
Map of Ukraine with Kiev highlighted
Map of Ukraine with Kiev highlighted
Coordinates: 50°27′00″N 30°31′24″E / 50.45000°N 30.52333°E / 50.45000; 30.52333Coordinates: 50°27′00″N 30°31′24″E / 50.45000°N 30.52333°E / 50.45000; 30.52333
Country Ukraine
Municipality Kiev City Municipality
Founded 482 A.D. (officially)
City council Kiev City Council
Raions
Government
 • Mayor and Head of City State Administration Vitali Klitschko
 • MPs: Boryslav Bereza
Viktor Chumak (BPP)
Andrei Illyenko (SV)
Alexander Suprunenko
Andriy Biletsky
Volodymyr Ariev (BPP)
Oleksandr Tretiakov (BPP)
Vyacheslav Konstantinovskiy (PF)
Leonid Yemets (PF)
Dmytro Andrievsky (BPP)
Yuri Levchenko (SV)
Area
 • City with special status 839 km2 (324 sq mi)
Elevation 179 m (587 ft)
Population (1 November 2015)
 • City with special status 2,900,920
 • Density 3,299/km2 (8,540/sq mi)
 • Metro 3,375,000of the Kiev metropolitan area
Demonym(s) Kievan
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 01xxx-04xxx
Area code(s) +380 44
License plate AA (before 2004: КА, КВ, КЕ, КН, КІ, KT)
Website Official Kyiv tourism portal
Kyiv City State Administration
Kyiv City Council
The ten raions (districts) of Kiev

Right-bank districts

Г — Holosiiv Raion
О — Obolon Raion
Печ — Pechersk Raion
Под — Podil Raion
Ш — Shevchenko Raion
Св — Sviatoshyn Raion
Сол — Solomianka Raion

Left-bank districts

Дар — Darnytsia Raion
Дес — Desna Raion
Дн — Dnipro Raion
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Kiev (/ˈkɛf, -ɛv/) or Kyiv (Ukrainian: Київ, Kyjiv [ˈkɪjiu̯]; Old East Slavic: Кыѥвъ, Kyjev; Russian: Киев, Kijev [ˈkʲiɪf]) is the capital and largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population in July 2015 was 2,887,974 (though higher estimated numbers have been cited in the press), making Kiev the 7th most populous city in Europe.

Kiev is an important industrial, scientific, educational, and cultural centre of Eastern Europe. It is home to many high-tech industries, higher education institutions and world-famous historical landmarks. The city has an extensive infrastructure and highly developed system of public transport, including the Kiev Metro.

The city's name is said to derive from the name of Kyi, one of its four legendary founders (see Name, below). During its history, Kiev, one of the oldest cities in Eastern Europe, passed through several stages of great prominence and relative obscurity. The city probably existed as a commercial centre as early as the 5th century. A Slavic settlement on the great trade route between Scandinavia and Constantinople, Kiev was a tributary of the Khazars, until seized by the Varangians (Vikings) in the mid-9th century. Under Varangian rule, the city became a capital of the Kievan Rus', the first East Slavic state. Completely destroyed during the Mongol invasion in 1240, the city lost most of its influence for the centuries to come. It was a provincial capital of marginal importance in the outskirts of the territories controlled by its powerful neighbours; first the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, followed by Poland and Russia.


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