Rafalivka

Rafalivka (Ukrainian: Рафалівка; Polish: Rafałówka) is an urban-type settlement in Varash Raion (district) of Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its population is 3,278 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 3,434 (2022 estimate).[3]

Rafalivka
Рафалівка
Rafałówka
Flag of Rafalivka
Coat of arms of Rafalivka
Rafalivka is located in Rivne Oblast
Rafalivka
Rafalivka
Location of Rafalivka in Ukraine
Rafalivka is located in Ukraine
Rafalivka
Rafalivka
Rafalivka (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 51°18′33″N 25°59′46″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Rivne Oblast
RaionVarash Raion
Founded1902
Town status1957
Government
  Town HeadYuriy Bobrovnik
Area
  Total12.26 km2 (4.73 sq mi)
Elevation195 m (640 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total3,278
  Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
34371
Area code+380 3634
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/

The settlement was founded in 1902 as poz'izd Polytsi (Ukrainian: роз'їзд Полиці). Its name was changed to Nova Rafalivka (Ukrainian: Нова Рафалівка) in 1927. The settlement's name was again changed to its current "Rafalivka" when it acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1957.[2]

See also

  • Volodymyrets, the other urban-type settlement in Volodymyrets Raion of Rivne Oblast

References

  1. "Rafalivka (Rivne Oblast, Volodymyrets Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. "Rafalivka, Rivne Oblast, Volodymyrets Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  3. 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.

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