Kyiv: Capital and largest city of Ukraine
Kyiv or Kiev (Ukrainian: Київ) is the capital and largest city in Ukraine.
It is in north-central Ukraine on the Dnieper River. Almost three million people live there.
Kyiv Київ Kiev | |
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     Top-down, left-right (from upper left): Verkhovna Rada, Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, Red University Building, House with Chimaeras, Bohdan Khmelnytsky Monument, Independence Square | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Kyiv Kyiv in Ukraine  Kyiv Kyiv (Europe) | |
| Coordinates: 50°27′00″N 30°31′24″E / 50.45000°N 30.52333°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Municipality | Kyiv City Municipality |
| Founded | AD 482 (officially) |
| City council | Kyiv City Council |
| Raions | List of 10
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| Government | |
| • Mayor and Head of City State Administration | Vitali Klitschko |
| Area | |
| • City with special status | 839 km2 (324 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 179 m (587 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2020) | |
| • City with special status | 2,967,360 |
| • Density | 3,299/km2 (8,540/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,375,000 (2,013) of the Kyiv metropolitan area |
| Demonym(s) | Kyivan, Kievan |
| GDP (2017) | |
| • Total | US$26.29 billion |
| • Per capita | US$8,970 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 01xxx–04xxx |
| Area code | +380 44 |
| FIPS code | UP12 |
| Vehicle registration plate | AA, KA (before 2004: КА, КВ, КЕ, КН, КІ, KT) |
| Website | kyivcity.gov.ua |
It is not a part of any oblast. However, it is surrounded by Kyiv Oblast, and is the headquarters of Kyiv Oblast.
The city hosted the UEFA Euro 2012 final. Kyiv also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 2017.
Kyiv has a humid continental climate (Dfb in the Köppen climate classification).
Climate
| Climate data for Kiev (1981–2010, extremes 1881–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.1 (52.0) | 17.3 (63.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 30.2 (86.4) | 33.6 (92.5) | 35.0 (95.0) | 39.4 (102.9) | 39.3 (102.7) | 33.8 (92.8) | 28.0 (82.4) | 23.2 (73.8) | 14.7 (58.5) | 39.4 (102.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −0.9 (30.4) | 0.0 (32.0) | 5.6 (42.1) | 14.0 (57.2) | 20.7 (69.3) | 23.5 (74.3) | 25.6 (78.1) | 24.9 (76.8) | 19.0 (66.2) | 12.5 (54.5) | 4.9 (40.8) | 0.0 (32.0) | 12.5 (54.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.5 (25.7) | −3 (27) | 1.8 (35.2) | 9.3 (48.7) | 15.5 (59.9) | 18.5 (65.3) | 20.5 (68.9) | 19.7 (67.5) | 14.2 (57.6) | 8.4 (47.1) | 1.9 (35.4) | −2.3 (27.9) | 8.4 (47.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −5.8 (21.6) | −5.7 (21.7) | −1.4 (29.5) | 5.1 (41.2) | 10.8 (51.4) | 14.2 (57.6) | 16.1 (61.0) | 15.2 (59.4) | 10.2 (50.4) | 4.9 (40.8) | 0.0 (32.0) | −4.6 (23.7) | 4.9 (40.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −32.9 (−27.2) | −32.2 (−26.0) | −24.9 (−12.8) | −10.4 (13.3) | −2.4 (27.7) | 2.4 (36.3) | 5.8 (42.4) | 3.3 (37.9) | −2.9 (26.8) | −17.8 (0.0) | −21.9 (−7.4) | −30.0 (−22.0) | −32.9 (−27.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 36 (1.4) | 39 (1.5) | 37 (1.5) | 46 (1.8) | 57 (2.2) | 82 (3.2) | 71 (2.8) | 60 (2.4) | 57 (2.2) | 41 (1.6) | 50 (2.0) | 45 (1.8) | 621 (24.4) |
| Average rainy days | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 138 |
| Average snowy days | 17 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 73 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 62 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 74 | 77 | 85 | 86 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 42 | 64 | 112 | 162 | 257 | 273 | 287 | 252 | 189 | 123 | 51 | 31 | 1,843 |
| Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net, Central Observatory for Geophysics (extremes) | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Danish Meteorological Institute (sun, 1931–1960) | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian writer and playwright
- Victor Skumin, Russian professor, philosopher, writer, psychologist, psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and medical doctor
References
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