Uzhhorod
city and administrative center of Zakarpattia Oblast and Uzhorod District in western Ukraine
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Summary
Uzhhorod is a city of regional significance of Ukraine[1]. Uzhhorod ranks in the top 4% of city of regional significance of ukraine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,915 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Uzhhorod urban hromada[3]
- Country: Ukraine[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Uzh River[5]
- Head of government: Bohdan Andriiv[6]
- Instance of: border city[7], big city[8]
- Flag: flag of Uzhhorod[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Satu Mare[10], Békéscsaba[11], Nyíregyháza[12], Szombathely[13], Corvallis[14], Darmstadt[15], Košice[16], Krosno[17], Jarosław[18], Humenné[19], Kajaani[20], Pula[21], Michalovce[22], Debrecen[23]
- Coat of arms: Герб Ужгорода[24]
- Postal code: 88000–88499[25]
- Commons category: Uzhhorod[26]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[27], UTC+03:00[28]
- Local dialing code: 312[29]
- Official website: https://rada-uzhgorod.gov.ua/[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Uzhhorod[31]
- Commons gallery: Uzhhorod[32]
- Population: 16,919[33], 20,601[34], 26,675[35], 113,888[36], 114,897[37], 115,449[38]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[39], Otto's encyclopedia[40], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[41], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[44]
- Capital of: Zakarpattia Oblast[45], Uzhhorod Raion[46], Uzhhorod urban hromada[47], Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Mukacheve[48], Carpathian Ruthenia[49], Ung County[50]
- Official name: Ужгород[51]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Uzhhorod[52]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Uzhhorod[53]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Uzhhorod include Uzhhorod International Airport[54], an international airport[55], in Ukraine[56].
Why It Matters
Uzhhorod has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] Uzhhorod is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Entities named for Uzhhorod include Uzhhorod International Airport[54], an international airport[55], in Ukraine[56].