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Sharhorod
Immaculate Conception Church in Sharhorod
Immaculate Conception Church in Sharhorod
Coat of arms of Sharhorod
Country
Oblast
Raion
 Ukraine
Vinnytsia Oblast
Sharhorod Raion
Founded1579
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total
6,987

Sharhorod (Template:Lang-uk; Template:Lang-ru, Template:Lang-pl) is a town in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Sharhorod Raion, one of 33 regions of Vinnytsia Oblast. Population: 6,987 (2015 est.)[1]

It was founded in 1579 by Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth chancellor and hetman, Jan Zamoyski. It was located very close to the border with the Ottoman Empire.

References

  1. ^ a b "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.