Poltava

For other uses, see Poltava (disambiguation).

Poltava Полтава
City
Poltava Governorate Zemstvo Building Holy Cross Monastery Round Square White Rotunda Dormition Cathedral
Flag Coat of arms
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Poltava Location in Poltava Oblast Poltava Location in Ukraine
Coordinates: 49°35′22″N 34°33′05″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Poltava Oblast
Raion	Poltava Raion
Hromada	Poltava urban hromada
Founded	899
Districts	3 districts Shevchenkivskyi District Kyivskyi District Podilskyi District
Government
• Mayor	Kateryna Yamshchykova (Secretary of the City Council)
Area
• Total	103 km2 (40 sq mi)
Population  (2023)
• Total	279,593
• Density	2,710/km2 (7,030/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	36000—36499
Area code	+380-532(2)
Licence plate	CK, BI
Sister cities	Filderstadt, Ostfildern, Veliko Tarnovo, Lublin, Nice
Website	rada-poltava.gov.ua/foreign/

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Poltava is a city on the Vorskla River in Central Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Poltava Oblast as well as Poltava Raion within the oblast. It also hosts the administration of Poltava urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It had an estimated population of 279,593 in 2022.

Potava was first mentioned as Ltava in Rus' chronicles of the 12th century. Known as Poltava since 1430, in the 17th century the city became part of the Hetmanate, serving as a centre of an eponymous Cossack regiment in Left-bank Ukraine. In 1709 it was the site of a decisive battle of the Great Northern War. Following the dissolution of Cossack Hetmanate, in 1802 Poltava became the centre of an eponymous governorate of the Russian Empire, and housed the residence of the governor general of Little Russia.

Starting from the late 18th century, Poltava became a major cultural centre, with many activists of the Ukrainian national revival living and working in the city. The city was severely damaged during World War II, but was restored and expanded in the following decades. In modern times Poltava remains an important cultural and educational centre, as well as a location of several notable industrial enterprises. Known for its parks, it is reputed to be one of the greenest cities in Ukraine.