Rakhiv
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Rakhiv Рахів (Ukrainian) Rahó (Hungarian) Rahău (Romanian) |
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 Rakhiv
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| Coordinates: 48°03′00″N 24°12′00″E / 48.05000°N 24.20000°ECoordinates: 48°03′00″N 24°12′00″E / 48.05000°N 24.20000°E | ||
| Country |
 Ukraine
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| Oblast |
 Zakarpattia Oblast
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| Raion | Rakhiv Raion | |
| Founded | 1477 | |
| Incorporated | 1958 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Medvid Viktor | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) | |
| Population (2016) | ||
| • Total | 15,430 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 90600 | |
| Area code(s) | +380-3132 | |
| Climate | Dfb | |
Rakhiv (Ukrainian: Рахів, pronounced [ˈrɑxiu̯]) is a city located in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Rakhiv Raion (district). Population: 15,430 (2016 est.).
There are several alternative names used for this city: Rusyn: Рахово; Hungarian: Rahó; Romanian: Rahău; Russian: Рахов, translit. Rakhov; Yiddish: ראחוב , Rakhev, Rakhyv, Slovak: Rachov, German: Rachiw.
As of 2001, the city population was 15,241 inhabitants which included:
Rakhiv, or more precisely, the village Dilove located close to it, is one of several European locations vying for the symbolic right to be Geographical centre of Europe. The sign in Dilove, the point calculated in 1887 by the Austro-Hungarian geographers, carries a Latin inscription: "Locus Perennis Dilicentissime cum libella librationis quae est in Austria et Hungaria confectacum mensura gradum meridionalium et paralleloumierum Europeum. MD CCC LXXXVII."
The Headquarters of Carpathian Biosphere Reserve are located in Rakhiv.
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