Vasylkiv is a city on the Stuhna River, a tributary of the Dnieper, in Obukhiv Raion of Kyiv Oblast in central Ukraine, and the seat of the Vasylkiv urban hromada. The settlement is first mentioned in the tenth century and is said to have been founded in 988 by Prince Volodymyr the Great; it was incorporated as a city in 1796. Today it is an industrial centre producing electrical appliances and leather goods, and it hosts Vasylkiv Air Base. Its population was estimated at 37,068 in 2022 and 39,084 in 2024.
Facts
Founding Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Ukraine: Provinces and Major Cities (citypopulation.de)
citypopulation.deTable row, estimate 2022-01-01
Vasyl'kiv [ Vasylkiv ] Васильків KYI 32,852 40,277 39,722 36,888 37,068 1843
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View the Source 2. Vasylkiv (Wikipedia)
History
Vasylkiv was founded in 988 CE by prince Volodymyr the Great.
Part Of: Ukraine, Lead, location
a city on the Stuhna River in Obukhiv Raion, Kyiv Oblast, central Ukraine
View the Source3. Opentopodata: SRTM 90 m elevation at 50.17833,30.31583 for Vasylkiv (Opentopodata)
OpentopodataAPI response, elevation bandQuote, API response, elevation band
"elevation": 142.0
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