Kyiv: Caipital ceety o Ukraine

Kyiv Київ Kyiv
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Kyiv Map o Ukraine wi Kiev heichlichtit
Coordinates: 50°27′00″N 30°31′24″E / 50.45000°N 30.52333°E / 50.45000; 30.52333 30°31′24″E / 50.45000°N 30.52333°E / 50.45000; 30.52333
Kintra	Ukraine
Municipality	Kiev Ceety Municipality
Foondit	5t century
Raions	Leet o 10 Darnytskyi Raion Desnianskyi Raion Dniprovskyi Raion Holosiivskyi Raion Obolonskyi Raion Pecherskyi Raion Podilskyi Raion Shevchenkivskyi Raion Solomianskyi Raion Sviatoshynskyi Raion
Govrenment
• Mayor	Vitali Klitschko
• Heid o Ceety State Admeenistration	Vitali Klitschko
Area
• City	839 km2 (324 sq mi)
Elevation	179 m (587 ft)
Population  (15 Julie 2013)
• City	7,006,284,720,000,000,000♠2,847,200
• Density	3299/km2 (8,540/sq mi)
• Metro	7,006,337,500,000,000,000♠3,375,000o the Kiev metropolitan aurie
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	01xxx-04xxx
Area code(s)	+380 44
License plate	AA (before 2004: КА, КВ, КЕ, КН, КІ, KT)
Website	www.kmv.gov.ua

Kyiv is an important industrial, scienteefic, educational an cultural centre o Eastren Europe. It is hame tae mony hie-tech industries, heichher education institutions an warld-famous historical laundmerks. The ceety haes an extensive infrastructure an heichlie developed seestem o public transport, includin the Kiev Metro. Kyiv wis clessifee'd as a Beta global ceety as o 2004.

The name Kyiv is said tae derive frae the name o Kyi, ane o fower legendary foonders o the ceety (brithers Kyi, Shchek, Khoryv, an sister Lybid). Durin its history, Kyiv, ane o the auldest ceeties in Eastren Europe, passed throu several stages o great prominence an relative obscurity. The ceety mey hae been foondit in the 5t century as a tradin post, aiblins pairt o the land o the early Slavs. It gradually acquired eminence as the centre o the East Slavic civilization, becomin in the tent tae twalt centuries a poleetical an cultural caipital o Rus', a medieval East Slavic state. Completely destroyed durin the Mongol invasion in 1240, the ceety lost maist o its influence for the centuries tae come. It wis a provincial caipital o marginal importance in the ootskirts o the territories controlled bi its pouerful neighbours; first the Grand Duchy o Lithuanie, follaed bi Poland an Roushie.

The ceety prospered again durin the Roushie Empire's industrial revolution in the late 19t century. Efter the turbulent period follaein the Roushie Revolution o 1917, frae 1921 onwards Kyiv wis an important ceety o the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, an, frae 1934, its caipital. Durin Warld War II, the ceety again suffered significant damage, but quickly recovered in the post-war years remainin the third lairgest ceety o the Soviet Union. Follaein the collapse o the Soviet Union an the Ukrainian unthirldom o 1991, Kyiv remained the caipital o Ukraine.

Twin touns — Sister ceeties

Kyiv is twinned wi:

Kiev Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica is named efter the ceety o Kiev.

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  St. Michael's Kirk
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  Gowden Yett
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  Pechersk Lavra
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  Pechersk Lavra