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Mukachevo

Mukacheve
Мукачеве
City of regional significance
Mukacheve town hall
Mukacheve town hall
Flag of Mukacheve
Flag
Coat of arms of Mukacheve
Coat of arms
Mukacheve is located in Zakarpattia Oblast
Mukacheve
Mukacheve
Mukacheve is located in Ukraine
Mukacheve
Mukacheve
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
Coat of Arms of Transcarpathian Oblast.png 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

Mukacheve (Ukrainian: Мукачеве, Hungarian: Munkács, Czech: Mukačevo; Rusyn: Мукачово 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.

Officially, the population of Mukacheve is 77.1% ethnic Ukrainian. However, while the city is a traditional stronghold of the Rusyn language, 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. There are also significant minorities of: Russians (9.0%); Hungarians (8.5%); Germans (1.9%), and; Roma (1.4%).


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