Local time
Sun, 7:55 AM GMT+3Europe/KievCityCapital
Kyiv
50.44° N, 30.51° E
- Population
- 2,709,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 47
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 47 cities of Ukraine in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Ukraine, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Europe/Kiev
Traveler brief
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Practical bearings for Kyiv, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Kyiv have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The origin of the name is unclear; traditionally, it comes from Prince Kiy, who is said to have founded the city in the 9th century.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person