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Mukachevo Мукачево |
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Mukachevo town hall
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 Mukachevo
Location of Mukacheve
Mukachevo
Mukachevo (Ukraine)
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| Coordinates: 48°27′00″N 22°45′00″E / 48.45000°N 22.75000°ECoordinates: 48°27′00″N 22°45′00″E / 48.45000°N 22.75000°E | |||
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Country Oblast Council |
 Ukraine Zakarpattia OblastMukacheve city council |
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| Founded | 896 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Andriy Baloha | ||
| Area | |||
| • Land | 27.9 km2 (10.8 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 125 m (410 ft) | ||
| 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.
Mukachevo is a traditional stronghold of the Rusyn language, and the population of Mukachevo 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%).
Up until World War II and the Holocaust it was primarily a Jewish town, and half the population was Jewish (see below) the rest of the population being Hungarian, Slovak and other minorities. Formerly in Czechoslovakia, and before that in Hungary, it was incorporated into Soviet Ukraine after World War II and an ethnic Ukrainian population transferred to the town.
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