Lukiv (Ukrainian: Луків; Polish: Łuków) is a rural settlement in Kovel Raion, Volyn Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located in the northwest of the oblast, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the city of Kovel. Population: 2,998 (2022 estimate).[1]
Lukiv
Луків | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Church of Theotokos with the belfry | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Lukiv Location in Volyn Oblast .svg) Lukiv Location in Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 51°13′53″N 24°20′37″E / 51.23139°N 24.34361°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Volyn Oblast |
| Raion | Kovel Raion |
| Hromada | Lukiv settlement hromada |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 2,998 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
editUntil 26 January 2024, Lukiv was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Lukiv became a rural settlement.[2]
Economy
editTransportation
editMatsiiv railway station, located in the settlement, is on the railway connecting Kovel and Chełm in Poland. There is no passenger traffic.
The settlement is on Highway M07 connecting Kyiv via Kovel with the Ukrainian-Polish border. It continues across the border to Chełm and Lublin.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.