Kyiv

Kyiv
Kyiv ; Київ; Kiev
	City with special status
	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°ECoordinates: 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 Darnytsia Raion; Desna Raion; Dnipro Raion; Holosiiv Raion; Obolon Raion; Pechersk Raion; Podil Raion; Shevchenko Raion; Solomianka Raion; Sviatoshyn Raion;
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(s)	+380 44
FIPS code	UP12
Vehicle registration plate	AA, KA (before 2004: КА, КВ, КЕ, КН, КІ, KT)
Website	kyivcity.gov.ua

Kyiv or Kiev^[a] (Ukrainian: Київ) is the capital and largest city of Ukraine. Almost three million people live there.

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).

ClimateEdit

Climate data for Kiev (1981–2010, extremes 1881–present)
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,^[10] Central Observatory for Geophysics (extremes)^[11]^[12]
Source 2: Danish Meteorological Institute (sun, 1931–1960)^[13]

Notable peopleEdit

Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian writer and playwright
Victor Skumin, Russian professor, philosopher, writer, psychologist, psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and medical doctor

ReferencesEdit

↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
↑ Oksana Lyachynska (31 May 2012). "Kyiv's 1,530th birthday marked with fun, protest". Kyiv Post.
↑ "Major Agglomerations of the World". Citypopulation.de. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
↑ kyivan, Wiktionary.com (28 November 2017)
↑ kievan. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged, retrieved 29 May 2013 from Dictionary.com
↑ http://kyiv.ukrstat.gov.ua/p.php3?c=255
↑ Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.
↑ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
↑ Zraick, Karen (13 November 2019). "Wait, How Do You Pronounce Kiev?". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
↑ "Weather and Climate – The Climate of Kiev" (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Retrieved 1 March 2013.
↑ "Кліматичні дані по м.Києву" (in Ukrainian). Central Observatory for Geophysics. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
↑ "Кліматичні рекорди" (in Ukrainian). Central Observatory for Geophysics. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
↑ Cappelen, John; Jensen, Jens. "Ukraine – Kiev" (PDF). Climate Data for Selected Stations (1931–1960) (in Danish). Danish Meteorological Institute. p. 332. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

Notes

↑ English: /ˈkiːɛv, -ɛf, kiːˈɛv, -ˈɛf/ KEE-ev, -ef, kee-EV, -EF,^[7]^[8] US also /kiːv/ KEEV.^[9] Ukrainian: [ˈkɪjiu̯] ( listen). Russian: [ˈkʲi(j)ɪf].

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[ua2020estimate-1] "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

[2] Oksana Lyachynska (31 May 2012). "Kyiv's 1,530th birthday marked with fun, protest". Kyiv Post.

[citypopulation.de-3] "Major Agglomerations of the World". Citypopulation.de. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.

[4] yivan, Wiktionary.com (28 November 2017)

[5] van. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged, retrieved 29 May 2013 from Dictionary.com

[6] ttp://kyiv.ukrstat.gov.ua/p.php3?c=255

[7] Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.

[8] Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.

[9] Zraick, Karen (13 November 2019). "Wait, How Do You Pronounce Kiev?". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 November 2019.

[pogoda-11] "Weather and Climate – The Climate of Kiev" (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Retrieved 1 March 2013.

[extremes1-12] "Кліматичні дані по м.Києву" (in Ukrainian). Central Observatory for Geophysics. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[extremes2-13] "Кліматичні рекорди" (in Ukrainian). Central Observatory for Geophysics. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[DMI-14] Cappelen, John; Jensen, Jens. "Ukraine – Kiev" (PDF). Climate Data for Selected Stations (1931–1960) (in Danish). Danish Meteorological Institute. p. 332. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

[10] English: /ˈkiːɛv, -ɛf, kiːˈɛv, -ˈɛf/ KEE-ev, -ef, kee-EV, -EF,^[7]^[8] US also /kiːv/ KEEV.^[9] Ukrainian: [ˈkɪjiu̯] ( listen). Russian: [ˈkʲi(j)ɪf].

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