Kaniv

town and administrative center of Kanivsky District of Cherkasy Oblast in central Ukraine
Place city_of_regional_significance_of_ukraine Q925340
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Kaniv

Summary

Kaniv is a city of regional significance of Ukraine[1]. Kaniv draws 186 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_regional_significance_of_ukraine category, ranking #62 of 119).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kaniv is located in Cherkasy Raion[3].
  • Kaniv is in the country of Ukraine[4].
  • Kaniv is on the body of water Dnieper[5].
  • Kaniv's head of government is recorded as Igor Renkas[6].
  • Kaniv's instance of is recorded as city of regional significance of Ukraine[7].
  • Kaniv's instance of is recorded as human settlement[8].
  • Kaniv's official language is recorded as Ukrainian[9].
  • Kaniv's flag is recorded as flag of Kaniv[10].
  • Kaniv's twinned administrative body is recorded as Võru[11].
  • Kaniv's twinned administrative body is recorded as Viersen[12].
  • Kaniv's twinned administrative body is recorded as Człuchów[13].
  • Kaniv's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sonoma[14].
  • Kaniv's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Kaniv[15].
  • Kaniv's postal code is recorded as 19000–19009[16].
  • Kaniv's Commons category is recorded as Kaniv[17].
  • Kaniv's licence plate code is recorded as CA[18].
  • Kaniv's licence plate code is recorded as IА / 24[19].
  • Kaniv's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[20].
  • 1078 marks the founding of Kaniv[21].
  • Kaniv's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.744722222222, 'lon': 31.455833333333}[22].
  • Kaniv's official website is recorded as http://kaniv-rada.gov.ua/[23].
  • Kaniv's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kaniv[24].
  • Kaniv has a population of {'amount': '+23503'}[25].
  • Kaniv's time of earliest written record is recorded as 1078[26].
  • Kaniv's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

Body

Geography

Kaniv is in the country of Ukraine[4]. Kaniv is located in Cherkasy Raion[3]. Kaniv is on the body of water Dnieper[5].

Physical Characteristics

Kaniv covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1742'}[28]. Kaniv sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+101'}[29]. Kaniv has a population of {'amount': '+23503'}[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of regional significance of Ukraine[7] and human settlement[8].

History and Context

1078 marks the founding of Kaniv[21].

Why It Matters

Kaniv draws 186 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_regional_significance_of_ukraine category, ranking #62 of 119).[2] Kaniv has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Kaniv is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . ck.ukrstat.gov.ua. ck.ukrstat.gov.ua. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone UTC+02:00
    Instance of city of regional significance of Ukraine, human settlement
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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