Ivano-Frankivsk Municipality Explained

Ivano-Frankivsk Municipality
Native Name:Івано-Франківська міська рада
Native Name Lang:Ukrainian
Settlement Type:City of regional importance
Coordinates:48.9225°N 24.7111°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ukraine
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Established Title:Created
Established Date:1940
Seat:Ivano-Frankivsk
Parts Type:Village councils
Parts Style:coll
Parts:5
P1:Khryplyn
P2:Krykhivtsi
P3:Mykytyntsi
P4:Uhornyky
P5:Vovchynets
Governing Body:City council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Ruslan Martsinkiv
Area Total Km2:125.90
Area Urban Km2:83.73
Area Rural Km2:42.17
Elevation M:244
Population Total:230443
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Est:263359
Pop Est As Of:2020
Population Urban:237686
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Population Rural:25673
Population Density Rural Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Demographics
Demographics1 Footnotes:[1]
Demographics1 Title1:Ukrainians
Demographics1 Info1:92.3%
Demographics1 Title2:Russians
Demographics1 Info2:6.0%
Demographics1 Title3:Others
Demographics1 Info3:1.7%
Website:rada.gov.ua

Ivano-Frankivsk Municipality is a former administrative subdivision of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast located within the Tysmenytsia Raion and completely surrounded by that raion. It consisted of the city of Ivano-Frankivsk, the administrative center of the oblast, and a number of rural localities. Population: .

Overview

The municipality was created before the World War II in 1940 after reorganization of the Stanisławów Voivodeship. In 1962 the official name of it changed from Stanislav to Ivano-Frankivsk after the administrative center. It was located within the Tysmenytsia District and consists of one city municipality and five rural ones. Through the municipality flow two major rivers of the region Bystrytsia Solotvynska and Bystrytsia Nadvirnianska and one smaller one Vorona. Most of the territory is flat, however there are some elevated areas in northern parts near Vovchynets known as Vovchynets Hills. There is also several lakes located within the city of Ivano-Frankivsk around which stretches a city park.

Administratively, until 2020, Ivano-Frankivsk was designated the city of oblast significance, and Ivano-Frankivsk Municipality was the territory subordinated to Ivano-Frankivsk City Council. On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast was reduced to six, and Ivano-Frankivsk Municipality was abolished as an administrative subdivision and merged into Ivano-Frankivsk Raion.[2] [3] The last estimate of the municipality population was .

Demographics

Government

The city has its own council that is considered to be the main governing body of the municipality and is subordinated to the regional authorities (Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast).

The executive body is headed by the city's mayor who is charge of his/hers executive committee.

Infrastructure

Public transportationThe city of Ivano-Frankivsk has an extensive network of public transport including buses, trolleybuses, and taxis. There are nine trolleybus routes and about 52 for regular buses. Some of the routes run beyond the city into nearby villages.
Railway transportationThere is one railway terminal locally known as Vokzal. There are also smaller rail stations in the adjacent villages such as Uhryniv, Khryplyn, and other. All of them are part of the Lviv Railways.
Bus transportationUntil 2008 the railway terminal also housed a bus terminal which provided several inter-city bus routes, including some to international destinations. In 2000 construction work began on a new bus terminal next to the railway terminus on Zaliznychna Street. Inauguration of the new bus terminal took place on May 22, 2010. At the opening ceremony the mayor of the city, Viktor Anuškevičius, noted that the new bus terminal was only partially completed, and for a period it would be necessary to offload at the Pryvokzalna Square, which is already saturated with traffic. He also emphasised the need for another bus station on the outskirts of the city.[4]
Airways transportationThe city is served by the Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport, which was granted international status in 1992. The airport shares its facilities with the 114 Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Force. Since 2002 the airport has been leased to the private enterprise company "Yavson", and from 2005 the Public limited company "Naftokhimik Prykarpattia", a (subsidiary of Ukrnafta) with whom the contract expires in 2013.
LodgingLodging in the city is numerous. Among big hotels and motels there is a big variety of all kinds of lodging. Ivano-Frankivsk has one a four-star hotel ("Park Hotel") and three three-star hotels ("Nadia", "Auscoprut", "Pid Templem ").

Streets

Full list of renamed streets

All street names reflecting the city's Soviet or Russian past have been returned to their former names, or given new names of national historic importance, or other non-controversial name. For example, Gagarin Street (connecting the city with its suburbs) became Vovchynets Street, Suvorov Street is now Harbar Street, and Soviet Street is Nezalezhnist Street (meaning Independence).

Around 100 other streets were renamed.

Important transportation arteries

Routes

The city of Ivano-Frankivsk is located on the intersection of three major national (Ukraine) routes: , , and . There also is one important regional route T09-06. All the H-routes eventually connect to .

Rural-urban fringe districts

As a lot of regional centers in Ukraine and the former Soviet Union, Ivano-Frankivsk is also notorious for its rural-urban fringe panel building residential districts.

City's industries

List of companies (official website)

Extracting
Energy
Utilities
Khryplyn Investment-Industrial ZoneThe industrial zone is located just east of Ivano-Frankivsk across Bystrytsia river in the village of Khryplyn. There is a well established railroad station. In 2007–2008 the infrastructure of the area was improved heavily with an installation of additional pipelines of water and gas as well as electrification and road improvement.
Construction and Architecture
Machine-building
Food-producingThe city has numerous food-producing factories, liquor factory, several bakeries, others.
  • Strategical
  • City's radio, television, press media

    Press
    Radio
    Television

    Administration

    Both city and oblast administrations as well as the regional council are all located in a massive white building on the Hrushevsky Street locally known as Bily Dim or Bily Budynok. In front of the building is a big open space bordered by Shpytalna Street on the north-east, Hrushevsky Street on the south-east, and Melnychuk Street on the south-west. Next to the building is located a memorial to the Unification of the Western Ukraine with the rest of Ukraine. The main feature of the memorial is a tall marble stele, on both sides of which are located statues: Kameniar (west) and Kobzar (east).

    City's Council

    The city's council currently consists of 60 deputies. The political representation of the V convocation by political bloks was elected as such: Our Ukraine 22 (Our Ukraine 9, Rukh 8, United Centre 1, Industrialists and Entrepreneurs 2, no affiliation 2), BYuT 17 (Batkivschyna 14, USDP 2, no affiliation 1), Ukrainian People's Party 14 (UPP 3, CUN 1, United Centre 3, Sobor 1, no affiliation 6), Party of Regions 4 (Party of Regions 3, no affiliation 1), PORA 3 (PORA 2, no affiliation 1).

    Recent city mayors

    Administrative division

    Municipality
    City
    Population
    Area
    km2
    Type
    Number of
    settlements
    Water resources
    (if available)
    215,288 83.73 city 1 Bystrytsia Solotvynska
    Bystrytsia Nadvirnianska
    1,887 9.58 rural 1 Bystrytsia Nadvirnianska
    4,125 6.70 rural 1 Bystrytsia Solotvynska
    3,268 1.27 rural 1 Bystrytsia Nadvirnianska
    3,228 6.73 rural 1 Bystrytsia Nadvirnianska
    2,647 7.89 rural 1 Bystrytsia Solotvynska
    Bystrytsia Nadvirnianska
    Total rural 15,15542.17 xx x

    References

    1. Web site: 2001 Ukrainian Census . 2011-03-30 . 2011-05-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110524065718/http://www.if.gov.ua/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=7080 . dead .
    2. News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
    3. Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.
    4. Reporter. Ivano-Frankivsk weekly. May 25, 2010
    5. Ivano-Frankivsk city water-purification complex
    6. http://www.smida.gov.ua/emitents/zvit_menu.php?kod=00218271&year=2004&zvit_type=vat194 Economical profile of the company for 2004