Horokhiv

Horokhiv
Горохів
Horochów (in Polish)
City
Horokhiv District administration

Coat of arms
Horokhiv
Horokhiv
Coordinates: 50°29′58″N 24°45′54″E / 50.49944°N 24.76500°E / 50.49944; 24.76500Coordinates: 50°29′58″N 24°45′54″E / 50.49944°N 24.76500°E / 50.49944; 24.76500
Country  Ukraine
Oblast  Volyn Oblast
Raion Horokhiv Raion
Government
 • Mayor Viktor Hodyk
Elevation 213 m (699 ft)
Population (2015)
 • Total 9,165[1]

Horokhiv (Ukrainian: Горохів, Polish: Horochów, Yiddish: ארכעוו‎ Arkhev, Russian: Горохов) is a town in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Horokhiv Raion. Population: 9,165 (2015 est.)[1]

History

The first written mention of it was in 1240 in the Hypatian Codex.

References

  1. 1 2 "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.


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