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Zhvyrka

Coordinates: 50°27′54″N 24°15′48″E / 50.46500°N 24.26333°E / 50.46500; 24.26333
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Zhvyrka
Жвирка
Flag of Zhvyrka
Coat of arms of Zhvyrka
Zhvyrka is located in Lviv Oblast
Zhvyrka
Zhvyrka
Location in Lviv Oblast
Zhvyrka is located in Ukraine
Zhvyrka
Zhvyrka
Location in Ukraine
Coordinates: 50°27′54″N 24°15′48″E / 50.46500°N 24.26333°E / 50.46500; 24.26333
CountryUkraine
OblastLviv Oblast
RaionChervonohrad Raion
HromadaSokal urban hromada
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total3,612
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Zhvyrka (Ukrainian: Жвирка) is a rural settlement in Chervonohrad Raion of Lviv Oblast in Ukraine. It is located on the left bank of the Western Bug. Zhvyrka belongs to Sokal urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] Population: 3,612 (2022 estimate).[1]

History

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Until 18 July 2020, Zhvyrka belonged to Sokal Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Sokal Raion was merged into Chervonohrad Raion.[3][4]

Until 26 January 2024, Zhvyrka was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Zhvyrka became a rural settlement.[5]

Economy

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Transportation

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Sokal railway station is located in Zhvyrka, on a railway which connects Lviv via Chervonohrad with Volodymyr.

The settlement is connected by road with Chervonohrad, where it have further access to Lviv via Zhovkva.

References

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  1. ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Сокальская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  3. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  4. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  5. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.