Mukacevo

Mukachevo Мукачево
City of regional significance
Mukachevo town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Mukachevo Show map of Zakarpattia Oblast Mukachevo Show map of Ukraine Location of Mukacheve
Coordinates: 48°27′00″N 22°45′00″E / 48.45000°N 22.75000°E / 48.45000; 22.75000Coordinates: 48°27′00″N 22°45′00″E / 48.45000°N 22.75000°E / 48.45000; 22.75000
Country Oblast Council	Ukraine  Zakarpattia Oblast Mukacheve city council
Founded	896
Government
• Mayor	Andriy Baloha
Area
• Land	27.9 km2 (10.8 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	86,339
• Density	3,187/km2 (8,250/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	89600
Area code(s)	+380 3131
Climate	Cfb
Website	Mukachevo. City Council

Mukachevo (Ukrainian: Мукачево, Rusyn: Мукачево, Hungarian: Munkács, Slovak: Mukačevo, Czech: Mukačevo; see name section) is a city located in the valley of the Latorica river in Zakarpattia Oblast (province), in Western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of Mukacheve Raion (district), the city itself does not belong to the raion and is designated as a city of oblast significance, with the status equal to that of a separate raion. The population is 86,339 (2016 est.).

The city is now a rail terminus and highway junction, and has beer, wine, tobacco, food, textile, timber and furniture industries. During the Cold War it was home to Mukacheve air base combined with a radar station.

Mukacheve is a traditional stronghold of the Rusyn language, however the government of Ukraine does not recognize the existence of a Rusyn ethnicity distinct from Ukrainian, and many residents of Mukacheve categorized as "Ukrainian" in official figures are likely Rusyns. Therefore, the population of Mukacheve is officially reported as 77.1% ethnic Ukrainian. There are also significant minorities of: Russians (9.0%); Hungarians (8.5%); Germans (1.9%), and; Romanians (1.4%).