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Rural locality in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine Rural settlement in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine
Lukiv Луків
Rural settlement
Church of Theotokos with the belfryChurch of Theotokos with the belfry
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Lukiv is located in Volyn OblastLukivLukivLocation in Volyn OblastShow map of Volyn OblastLukiv is located in UkraineLukivLukivLocation in UkraineShow map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 51°13′53″N 24°20′37″E / 51.23139°N 24.34361°E / 51.23139; 24.34361
CountryUkraine
OblastVolyn Oblast
RaionKovel Raion
HromadaLukiv settlement hromada
Population
 • Total2,998
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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).

History

Until 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.

Economy

Transportation

Matsiiv 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

  1. 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.
  2. "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
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