Kyiv

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Kyiv

Total population

2,952,301

WeatherAvg high 56.6°F

Coordinates50.45°, 30.52°

Demographic figures from State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both banks of the Dnieper River. As of January 2022, the population of Kyiv was 2,952,301, making it the seventh-most populous city in Europe. Kyiv is an important industrial, scientific, educational, and cultural center. It is home to high-tech industries, higher education institutions, and historical landmarks. The city has an extensive public transport system, which includes the Kyiv Metro.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Pyotr Movchun

Soviet sculptor (1925-2010)

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Pavel Dolina

Ukrainian and Soviet actor and film director (1888—1955)

Artiom Smoliar

Ukrainian and Russian volleyball player

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Maksym Kuba

Ukrainian association football player

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Ołeksandr Borysenko

association football player

O

Ołeksandr Tymczyszyn

association football player

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Serhij Żyhałow

association football player

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Stanisław Peczenkin

Ukrainian association football player

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Wiktor Kulikow

association football player

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Volodymyr Melnyk

Ukrainian association football player

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Fedor Varavenko

Soviet association football player

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Roman Kots

Ukrainian association football player

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Yevhen Martynov

Ukrainian figure skater

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Hennady Tymoshenko

father of Oleksandr Tymoshenko

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Reznik, Andrey Vladimirovich

Ukrainian athlete

Vladimir Makovitch

Ukrainian politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Ukraine

• Bazargan
  1018.5 mi away · pop. 9,000
• Qaraziadin
  1066.7 mi away · pop. 23,763
• Tazeh Shahr
  1096.1 mi away · pop. 8,629
• Salmas
  1097.3 mi away · pop. 97,060
• Marand
  1116.2 mi away · pop. 130,000
• Bonab-e-Jadid
  1120.7 mi away · pop. 4,430
• Sharafkhaneh
  1121 mi away · pop. 4,245
• Khamaneh
  1124.7 mi away · pop. 3,056
• Parsabad
  1125.6 mi away · pop. 81,782
• Kaleybar
  1135.2 mi away
• Khosrowshah
  1151.7 mi away · pop. 12,794
• Tabriz
  1153 mi away · pop. 1,558,693

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Kyiv

Search results from Open Library.

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Kyiv, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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