| Pochaiv | |
| Native Name: | Почаїв |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Ternopil Oblast#Ukraine |
| Coordinates: | 50.0028°N 25.5097°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ternopil Oblast |
| Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kremenets Raion |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Title1: | Magdeburg rights |
| Leader Title: | City Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 7633 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Subdivision Type3: | Hromada |
| Subdivision Name3: | Pochaiv urban hromada |
Pochaiv (Ukrainian: Почаїв, Polish: Poczajów, Yiddish: פּאטשאיעװ|Pitshayev) is a city in Kremenets Raion, Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located south-west of Kremenets and north of the administrative center of the oblast, Ternopil. It hosts the administration of Pochaiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population:
It was a settlement in Kremenetsky Uyezd of the Volhynian Governorate of the Russian Empire.
During World War I in August 1915 it was controlled by Austro-Hungarian troops, although in summer 1916 it was occupied by Imperial Russian Army during Brusilov Offensive.
After Russian Revolution of 1917 and Polish–Soviet War it was in Wołyń Voivodeship of interwar Poland.
Urban-type settlement since 1950s.[2] Town since 1978.
In January 1989 the population was 10 019 people.[3] [4]
The city is known for the Pochaiv Lavra, the second largest Eastern Orthodox monastery in Ukraine.
On October 1, 2020, the Center for Provision of Social Services of the Pochaiv City Council was established,[5] the head of which was appointed Gichka Yuriy Serhiyovych on the basis of competitive selection.