Mykolaiv

capital city of Mykolaiv Oblast in southern Ukraine
Organization centre_of_oblast Q41572
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Summary

Mykolaiv is a centre of oblast[1]. Mykolaiv draws 7,389 Wikipedia views per month (centre of oblast category, ranking #3 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Hero City of Ukraine[3], Order of the Red Banner of Labour[4]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mykolaiv urban hromada[5]
  • Country: Ukraine[6]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Southern Bug[7], Inhul River[8]
  • Head of government: Oleksandr Sienkevych[9]
  • Instance of: city in Ukraine[10]
  • Official language: Ukrainian[11]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Заводский район (Николаев)[12], Rajon Inhul[13], Korabel'nyy Raion[14], Central District[15]
  • Flag: flag of Mykolaiv[16]
  • Twinned administrative body: Galați[17], Borjomi[18], Bursa[19], Lyon[20], Malko Tarnovo[21], Pleven[22], Tianjin[23], Rzeszów[24], Tiraspol[25], Dezhou[26], Batumi[27], Kutaisi[28], Prešov[29], Lublin[30]
  • Postal code: 54000-490[31]
  • Commons category: Mykolaiv[32]
  • Licence plate code: BE[33], НЕ / 15[34]
  • Local dialing code: 512[35]
  • Inception: 1789[36]
  • Public holiday: Mykolaiv City Day[37]
  • Official website: http://mkrada.gov.ua/[38]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Mykolaiv[39]
  • Population: 498,748[40], 470,011[41], 494,922[42], 514,136[43], 494,381[44], 476,101[45], 480,080[46], 64,600[47], 92,012[48], 82,264[49], 101,182[50], 166,688[51], 226,207[52], 331,037[53]
  • Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[54]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Mykolaiv include Nibulon[55], a business[56], in Ukraine[57], founded in 1991[58]; Mykolaiv Airport[59], an airport[60], in Ukraine[61]; and 8141 Nikolaev[62], an asteroid[63].

Why It Matters

Mykolaiv has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] Mykolaiv is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

Entities named for Mykolaiv include Nibulon[55], a business[56], in Ukraine[57], founded in 1991[58]; Mykolaiv Airport[59], an airport[60], in Ukraine[61]; and 8141 Nikolaev[62], an asteroid[63].

FAQs

What awards did Mykolaiv receive?

Honors received include Hero City of Ukraine[3] and Order of the Red Banner of Labour[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . mkrada.gov.ua. Retrieved . mkrada.gov.ua. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [22] ↑ . pleven.bg. pleven.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [28] ↑ . mkrada.gov.ua. mkrada.gov.ua. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  39. [41] ↑ . Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022. Retrieved . ukrstat.gov.ua. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [63] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [65] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · ThomasPusch · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'avk', 'az', 'azb', 'ba', 'ban', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'b
    Sitelink count → 101
    Country → Russian Empire, Russian Republic, Ukrainian People's Republic +6
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Population: 470,011"
  2. 9w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 12w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 11544
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish encyclopedia id: 11544, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167482808|NIKOLAIEF (NIKOLAYEV) (#167482808)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish E"
  4. 13w ago · UVD93 · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital of → Nikolayev Governorate, Kherson Governorate, Nikolayev Okrug +10
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Capital of: Николаевское градоначальство"
  5. 14w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → mykolaiv
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: mykolaiv, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289955458|mykolaiv (#289955458)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n"
  6. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0292340-Mykolajiv-Ukrajina
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0292340-Mykolajiv-Ukrajina, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  7. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-04-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 4200756-2
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Gnd id: 4200756-2, resolving redirect"
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