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Uzhhorod

Uzhhorod
Ужгород
Ungvár
Flag of Uzhhorod
Coat of arms of Uzhhorod
Coordinates: 48°37′26″N 22°17′42″E / 48.62389°N 22.29500°E / 48.62389; 22.29500
Country Ukraine
Oblast Zakarpattia Oblast
Raion Uzhhorodskyi Raion,
Area
  Total65 km2 (25 sq mi)
Population
  Total115,449
  Density1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)

Uzhhorod (Ukrainian and Rusyn: У́жгород, romanized: Užhorod; Russian: Ужгород, romanized: Uschgorod; Hungarian: Ungvár; German: Ungwar; Czech and Slovak: Užhorod; Yiddish: אונגוואַר, romanized: Ungwir) is a city in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Zakarpattia Oblast.

In 2020, 115,512 people lived there.

The historical name of the city is Hungarian, Ungvár. The Ukrainian name Uzhhorod is a recent construct, and has been used only since the beginning of the 20th century.