Rafalivka

Rafalivka
Рафалівка
Urban-type settlement

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Rafalivka

Location of Rafalivka in Ukraine

Coordinates: UA 51°18′33″N 25°59′46″E / 51.30917°N 25.99611°E / 51.30917; 25.99611Coordinates: UA 51°18′33″N 25°59′46″E / 51.30917°N 25.99611°E / 51.30917; 25.99611
Country  Ukraine
Province  Rivne Oblast
District Volodymyrets Raion
Founded 1902
Town status 1957
Government
  Town Head Yuriy Bobrovnik
Area
  Total 12.26 km2 (4.73 sq mi)
Elevation[1] 195 m (640 ft)
Population (2001)
  Total 3,278
  Density 270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 34371
Area code +380 3634
Website http://rada.gov.ua/

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

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]

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References

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


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