Location: Zhovkva
Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
Country: Ukraine
Oblast: Lviv Oblast
Raion: Zhovkva Raion
Founded: 1597
City status: 1603
Area• Total: 7.64 km (2.95 sq mi)
Population (2013)• Total: 13,594
• Density: 1,742/km (4,510/sq mi)
Postal code: 80300—80304
Area code(s): +380 3252
Sister cities: Kraśnik, Poland
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Zhovkva (Ukrainian: Жовква, Ukrainian pronunciation: [ˈʒɔu̯kwɑ]; Polish: Żółkiew; Yiddish: זאָלקוואַ; Russian: Жо́лква, 1951-1992: Нестеров, Nesterov) is a city in Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Zhovkva Raion (district). Its population is approximately 13,834 (2017 est.).
