Kharkiv: facts

At a glance

• Country: Ukraine
• Region: Kharkiv
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 1,421,125
• Coordinates: 49.9818° N, 36.2548° E
• Time zone: Europe/Kyiv (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Hryvnia (UAH)
• Distance to the capital, Kyiv: 411 km (255 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Belgorod International Airport (EGO, Russia): 77 km (48 mi), straight line
• Kursk East Airport (URS, Russia): 197 km (122 mi), straight line
• Dnipro International Airport (DNK): 199 km (124 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Mala Danylivka: 11 km (7 mi)
• Pisochyn: 11 km (7 mi)
• Bezliudivka: 13 km (8 mi)
• Vysokyi: 14 km (8 mi)
• Tsyrkuny: 15 km (9 mi)

Events

• New Year's Eve: January 2027
• Za Jazz Fest: March 2027
• Victory Day: May 2027
• International Workers’ Day: May 2027
• Pechenizke Pole: July 2027