Ivano-Frankivsk Municipality

Ivano-Frankivsk municipality
Івано-Франківська міська рада
City of regional importance
Coordinates: UA 48°55′21″N 24°42′40″E / 48.92250°N 24.71111°E / 48.92250; 24.71111Coordinates: UA 48°55′21″N 24°42′40″E / 48.92250°N 24.71111°E / 48.92250; 24.71111
Country Ukraine
Region Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Created 1940
Seat Ivano-Frankivsk
Village councils
Government
 • Body City council
 • Mayor Viktor Anushkevichus
Area
 • City of regional importance 125.90 km2 (48.61 sq mi)
 • Urban 83.73 km2 (32.33 sq mi)
 • Rural 42.17 km2 (16.28 sq mi)
Elevation 244 m (801 ft)
Population
 • City of regional importance 230,443
 • Estimate (2013) 243,715
 • Density 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
 • Urban 215,288
 • Urban density 2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
 • Rural 15,155
 • Rural density 360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Demographics[1]
 • Ukrainians 92.3%
 • Russians 6.0%
 • Others 1.7%
Website rada.gov.ua

Ivano-Frankivsk municipality is an administrative subdivision of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast located within the Tysmenytsia Raion and is completely surrounded by that raion. It consists of the city of Ivano-Frankivsk, the administrative center of the oblast, and a number of rural localities. Population: 243,715 (2013 est.)[2].

Overview

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2001 230,443—    
2007 238,273+3.4%
2008 239,559+0.5%
2009 240,508+0.4%
2010 241,056+0.2%
Note: 2010 data is valid thru October
Source: Regional Statistics Office

The municipality was created before the World War II in 1940 after reorganization of the Stanisławów Voivodeship. In 1962 the official name of it changed from Stanislav to Ivano-Frankivsk after the administrative center. It is located within the Tysmenytsia District and consists of one city municipality and five rural ones. Through the municipality flow two major rivers of the region Bystrytsias of Solotvyn and Nadvirna and one smaller one Vorona. Most of the territory is flat, however there are some elevated areas in northern parts near Vovchynets known as Vovchynets Hills. There is also several lakes located within the city of Ivano-Frankivsk around which stretches a city park.

Government

The city has its own council that is considered to be the main governing body of the municipality and is subordinated to the regional authorities (Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast).

The executive body is headed by the city's mayor who is charge of his/hers executive committee.

Infrastructure

Ivano-Frankivsk Railway Station
Public transportation

The city of Ivano-Frankivsk has an extensive network of public transport including buses, trolleybuses, and taxis. There are nine trolleybus routes and about 52 for regular buses. Some of the routes run beyond the city into nearby villages.

Railway transportation

There is one railway terminal locally known as Vokzal. There are also smaller rail stations in the adjacent villages such as Uhryniv, Khryplyn, and other. All of them are part of the Lviv Railways.

Bus transportation

Until 2008 the railway terminal also housed a bus terminal which provided several inter-city bus routes, including some to international destinations. In 2000 construction work began on a new bus terminal next to the railway terminus on Zaliznychna Street. Inauguration of the new bus terminal took place on May 22, 2010. At the opening ceremony the mayor of the city, Viktor Anushkevichus, noted that the new bus terminal was only partially completed, and for a period it would be necessary to offload at the Pryvokzalna Square, which is already saturated with traffic. He also emphasised the need for another bus station on the outskirts of the city.[3]

Airways transportation

The city is served by the Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport, which was granted international status in 1992. The airport shares its facilities with the 114 Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Force. Since 2002 the airport has been leased to the private enterprise company "Yavson", and from 2005 the Public limited company "Naftokhimik Prykarpattia", a (subsidiary of Ukrnafta) with whom the contract expires in 2013.

Lodging

Lodging in the city is numerous. Among big hotels and motels there is a big variety of all kinds of lodging. Ivano-Frankivsk has one a four-star hotel ("Park Hotel") and three three-star hotels ("Nadia", "Auscoprut", "Pid Templem").

Streets

Full list of renamed streets (Ukrainian)

All street names reflecting the city's Soviet or Russian past have been returned to their former names, or given new names of national historic importance, or other non-contriversial name. For example, Gagarin Street (connecting the city with its suburbs) became Vovchynets Street, Suvorov Street is now Harbar Street, and Soviet Street is Nezalezhnist Street (meaning Independence).

Around 100 other streets were renamed.

Important transportation arteries

Routes

The city of Ivano-Frankivsk is located on the intersection of three major national (Ukraine) routes: H18, H09, and H10. There also is one important regional route T09-06. All the H-routes eventually connect to .

Intersection of Halych Street (into the picture) and Sichovi Striltsi Street (to the right) view in the north direction.

Rural-urban fringe districts

As a lot of regional centers in Ukraine and the former Soviet Union, Ivano-Frankivsk is also notorious for its rural-urban fringe panel building residential districts.

City's industries

List of companies (official website)

Extracting
Energy
Utilities
Khryplyn Investment-Industrial Zone

The industrial zone is located just east of Ivano-Frankivsk across Bystrytsia river in the village of Khryplyn. There is a well established railroad station. In 2007–2008 the infrastructure of the area was improved heavily with an installation of additional pipelines of water and gas as well as electrification and road improvement.

Construction and Architecture
Machine-building
Food-producing

The city has numerous food-producing factories, liquor factory, several bakeries, others.

Strategical

City's radio, television, press media

Press
Radio
Television

Administration

Both city and oblast administrations as well as the regional council are all located in a massive white building on the Hrushevsky Street locally known as Bily Dim or Bily Budynok. In front of the building is a big open space bordered by Shpytalna Street on the north-east, Hrushevsky Street on the south-east, and Melnychuk Street on the south-west. Next to the building is located a memorial to the Unification of the Western Ukraine with the rest of Ukraine. The main feature of the memorial is a tall marble stele, on the both sides of which are located statues: kamenyar (west) and kobzar (east).

City's Council

The city's council currently consists of 60 deputies. The political representation of the V convocation by political bloks was elected as such: Our Ukraine 22 (Our Ukraine 9, Rukh 8, United Centre 1, Industrialists and Entrepreneurs 2, no affiliation 2), BYuT 17 (Batkivschyna 14, USDP 2, no affiliation 1), Ukrainian People's Party 14 (UPP 3, CUN 1, United Centre 3, Sobor 1, no affiliation 6), Party of Regions 4 (Party of Regions 3, no affiliation 1), PORA 3 (PORA 2, no affiliation 1).

Recent city mayors

Administrative division

Municipality
City		 Population
 Area
km² 		Type
Number of
settlements 		Water resources
(if available)
Ivano-Frankivsk 215,288 83.73 city 1 Bystrytsia of Solotvyn
Bystrytsia of Nadvirna
Khryplyn 1,887 9.58 rural 1 Bystrytsia of Nadvirna
Krykhivtsi 4,125 6.70 rural 1 Bystrytsia of Solotvyn
Mykytyntsi 3,268 1.27 rural 1 Bystrytsia of Nadvirna
Uhornyky 3,228 6.73 rural 1 Bystrytsia of Nadvirna
Vovchynets 2,647 7.89 rural 1 Bystrytsia of Solotvyn
Bystrytsia of Nadvirna
Total rural 15,155 42.17 x x x

References

  1. ↑ 2001 Ukrainian Census
  2. ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. ↑ (Ukrainian) Reporter. Ivano-Frankivsk weekly. May 25, 2010
  4. ↑ (Ukrainian) Ivano-Frankivsk city water-purification complex
  5. ↑ Economical profile of the company for 2004
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