Rafalivka
Appearance
Rafalivka
Рафалівка | |
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Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
District | ![]() |
Founded | 1902 |
Town status | 1957 |
Government | |
• Town Head | Yuriy Bobrovnik |
Area | |
• Total | 12.26 km2 (4.73 sq mi) |
Elevation | 195 m (640 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 3,278 |
• Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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]
See also
- Volodymyrets, the other urban-type settlement in Volodymyrets Raion of Rivne Oblast
References
- ^ "Rafalivka (Rivne Oblast, Volodymyrets Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Rafalivka, Rivne Oblast, Volodymyrets Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 9 February 2012.