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Kyiv, also spelt 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. Its population was 2,952,301 as of 1 January 2021. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
2,952,301 1
As of 1 January 2021, from Kyiv's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
839 1
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Latitude
50.45 degrees north 1
Longitude
30.52333 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Continental 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 2
Disputed
Founding Year
482 1
482 CE is the officially adopted founding date of Kyiv; the infobox itself notes the actual founding is debated among scholars, estimated variously between the 6th and 9th centuries.
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Ukraine, Countries

Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine.

Source Kyiv (Wikipedia)

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Ukraine, Countries

Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine.

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Kazimir Malevich

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Death and the Penguin

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Quote, Lead
The events of the novel take place in 1996 and 1997 in Kyiv.

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Dovzhenko Film Studios

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Luch Design Bureau

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Luch Design Bureau (Ukrainian: Державне Київське конструкторське бюро «Луч»), located in Kyiv, Ukraine, is a major Ukrainian developer of components for the defense industry.
Media Group Ukraine

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RBC-Ukraine

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Roshen

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Kyiv
Southwestern Railways

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System Capital Management

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headquartered in Kyiv
Ukrainian Defense Industry

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Ukrainian National News

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Ukrainian Railways

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Ukrainska Bronetekhnika

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UMH group

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Halyna Lozko

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Ministry of Finance (Ukraine)

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Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

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The Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Ukrainian: Київський національний університет імені Тараса Шевченка, romanized: Kyivskyi natsionalnyi universytet imeni Tarasa Shevchenka; also known as Kyiv University, Shevchenko University, or KNU) is a public university in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Constitutional Court of Ukraine

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14 Zhylianska St, Kyiv, Ukraine
Supreme Court of Ukraine

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Sources
1. Kyiv (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    2,952,301 (1 January 2021)
  • Infobox, area
    839 km2 (324 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    50°27′00″N 30°31′24″E
  • Article text
    The traditional founding date is 482 CE, so the city celebrated its 1,500th anniversary in 1982.
  • Introduction
    Kyiv, also spelt Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine.
  • Introduction, geography
    it straddles both banks of the Dnieper River
  • Capital Of: Ukraine, Lead section, capital fact
    Kyiv, also spelt Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Kyiv - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 703448
    50.45466 30.5238 P PPLC UA 12 2952301 187 Europe/Kyiv
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 187 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.25, 30.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.25, 30.75
50.25 30.75 Dfb
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Wikidata: Kyiv
Wikidata Q1899, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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