Poltava
Poltava (Ukrainian an Roushie: Полта́ва, Ukrainian pronunciation: [polˈtɑvɐ]) is a ceety locatit on the Vorskla River in central Ukraine.
Poltava Полтава | |
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![]() Tap left: Poltava Ceety Haw in Kruhla Squerr, Tap richt: Poltava Uspenskiy Cathedral, 2nd left: Galushka Monument in Soborny Squerr, 2nt richt: White Rotunda in Sobornaya Squerr, 3rd left: Glory Pairk an Memorial o Sodier o Glory, 3rd richt: A shoppin center in dountoun Poltava, Bottom left: Gogal Theater, Bottom richt: Butovsky Vorskla Stadium | |
Coordinates: 49°35′22″N 34°33′05″E / 49.58944°N 34.55139°E | |
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Oblast | Poltava Oblast |
Foondit | 8991 |
Named for | Ltava River |
Raions | 3 raions (destricts)
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Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Oleksandr Mamay |
Area | |
• Total | 103 km2 (40 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 298,652 |
• Density | 2995/km2 (7,760/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 36000—36499 |
Area code(s) | +380-532 |
Licence plate | CK, BI |
Sister ceeties | Filderstadt, Ostfildern, Veliko Tarnovo, Lublin, Nice |
Website | www.rada-poltava.gov.ua |
1 The previously believed foondation date wis 1174. |
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Twin touns – Sister ceetiesEedit
Poltava is twinned wi:
- Koszalin, Poland (1958)
- Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgarie (1963)
- Filderstadt, Germany
- Ostfildern, Germany
- Lublin, Poland
- Nice, Fraunce
- Krasnodar, Roushie
- Baranovichi, Belaroushie
- Khimki, Roushie