Vylok

Vylok (Ukrainian: Вилок; Hungarian: Tiszaújlak) (formerly Ukrainian: Уйлок) is an urban-type settlement in Berehove Raion (district) of Zakarpattia Oblast (region) in western Ukraine.[2] Today, the population is 3,117 (2022 estimate)[3].

Vylok
Вилок
Coat of arms of Vylok
Vylok is located in Zakarpattia Oblast
Vylok
Vylok
Location of Vylok in Zakarpattia Oblast
Vylok is located in Ukraine
Vylok
Vylok
Location of Vylok in ukraine
Coordinates: 48°06′53″N 22°49′55″E
Country Ukraine
Province Zakarpattia Oblast
District Berehove Raion
Established1200
Town status1959
Government
  Town HeadYosyp Kilb (József Kilb)
Elevation118 m (387 ft)
Population
 (2022)
  TotalDecrease 3,117
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
90351
Area code+380 3143
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/

The village is located around 15 (by rail) / 16 (by highway)[2] km of Vynohradiv, and 22 km of Berehove along the right bank of the river Tisza.

History

Urban-type settlement since 1959. In 1968, its population was 3.5 thousand people, there were a lumber mill and a shoe factory.[4]

Population was 3,422 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] 80% of its population was Hungarian and mayor was Yosyp Kilb (József Kilb).

References

  1. "Vylok (Zakarpattia Oblast, Vynohradiv Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  2. "Vylok, Zakarpattia Oblast, Vynohradiv Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  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.
  4. Вилок // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 5. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1971.


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