Large cities of Ukraine by population: the top five

Ukraine is one of the largest countries in Europe. It is located in the east. This is what influences its climate, moderately continental, to a greater extent. Basically the predominant relief is flat, but in places the hilly territories are encountered. But mountain systems in Ukraine are rare, they occupy only 5% of the total area of the country. All this testifies to favorable conditions for living. In the state there are more than 40 million people. However, in the last year there has been a rapid decline. This is due to economic collapse and military actions in the east of the country. Unfortunately, the mortality rate in the state is quite high: according to data for 2014, it occupied the second place in the world. We will single out the largest cities of Ukraine in terms of population.

Kiev - the capital of the Ukrainian state

The total area of Kiev is 870 km ² . Since 1991 the city has been officially declared the capital of independent Ukraine. The welfare of the hero city is constantly growing. Thanks to the fact that Kiev is located on the banks of the Dnieper, its flora is diverse. This allows you to control the level of air pollution. However, recently, due to the increase in the number of cars, additional measures have to be taken, since exhaust gases can lead to a deterioration of the environment. Kiev is an administrative center with well-developed infrastructure, which allows people to provide jobs. In many ways it is thanks to this that Ukraine is developing. The population in 2014 was almost 3 million people, 2.8 million of them have a permanent registration.

Kiev is famous for its sights.

• Museum of M. Bulgakov. It was in this building that the writer lived his fruitful life. The interior is created in full accordance with the descriptions in his works.
• Sophia Cathedral. The temple was founded by Prince Vladimir. It is decorated with Old Russian mosaics and frescoes. Surrounded by its monasteries, built in the XVII - XVIII centuries. The whole territory is officially recognized as a national reserve.
• The Kiev-Pechersk Lavra is the center of Orthodoxy. Founded by Antony Caves in 1051. To the holy relics of the Reverend Fathers come from all over the world.

Kharkov is the unofficial capital of Ukraine

The city was founded in 1654. From 1919 to 1934 was the capital of the Ukrainian SSR. Over its area, Kharkov occupies more than 300 km ² . Almost 1.5 million people live here. Today it is an administrative center with a well-developed industry. Thanks to a large number of higher educational institutions, Kharkiv provides specialists of a broad profile practically all countries of the world. The patriotism of people is developed quite strongly, and this is what Ukraine can be proud of. The number of the population in the cities of its region in 2015 increased significantly due to forced migrants from Donetsk and Lugansk regions.

Kharkov is an important transport center of the country - it's international bus routes, rail and flights. An important indicator of the city's good economic development was the construction of the subway: its work began in 1975. An interesting fact: after the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Kharkov was to be given the title of capital. However, the radiation background over Kiev was recognized as satisfactory, and this prevented the fulfillment of these plans.

If we consider all the major cities of Ukraine in terms of population, then we can say with full confidence that Kharkov is the most significant scientific and industrial center.

The main street - Moscow - is the largest in the city. Its name was not accidental. In ancient times it was the only way to Moscow.

Odessa is a sea pearl

Odessa is located on the Black Sea coast. She was given the status of a resort town. Its total area is almost 250 km ² . From ancient times, interesting legends about the city. Indigenous people are not without humor, and this feature is known far beyond the country. The legendary city of Odessa takes the honorable third place in the list "The largest cities of Ukraine in terms of population" - only permanently residing in it almost 1.1 million people.

Here is built the largest port, which receives many ships. It is also worth noting that Odessa is considered the best city in terms of quality of life. This status was assigned to her in 2011.

Dnepropetrovsk is the largest industrial center

The fourth place is occupied by the industrial city of Dnepropetrovsk. It was located in the steppe zone of the middle part of the Dnieper. Earlier bore the name of Ekaterinoslav, and only in 1926 was renamed in Dnepropetrovsk in honor of the revolutionary G. Petrovsky.

This city is an administrative center, where most of the country's industrial resources are located. Many factories and plants have been built here, with which independent Ukraine can be proud. The population of 2014 is a little over 1 million people.

In Dnepropetrovsk, many historical monuments and museums, national parks have been created. Also here you can visit the ancient cathedrals and churches.

Donetsk - the capital of Donbass

Donetsk is located in the eastern part of Ukraine, occupying an area of 380 km ² . According to the statistics of 2011-2013 he took the fifth place in the list of "Large cities of Ukraine". By the size of the population, it is still possible to cite data at the beginning of 2014, as the full - scale Anti - Terrorist Operation began in the autumn , which led to the occupation of Donetsk and several nearby cities.

Back in 2014, the city of Donetsk was one of the most important centers for the extraction of coal. However, today everything has changed radically. The military actions led to massive destruction and large migration of people. In peacetime, there were more than 950 thousand people, unfortunately, the relevance of this figure to confirm at the present moment is not possible.

The population of large cities of Ukraine changes every year. This statistics is disappointing. The country, experiencing the economic crisis, makes people look for more comfortable living conditions.