Buchach

Buchach Бучач
Panoramic view of Buchach in 2017
Coat of arms
Buchach Map of Ukraine with Buchach highlighted. Show map of Ukraine Buchach Buchach (Ternopil Oblast) Show map of Ternopil Oblast
Coordinates: 49°05′00″N 25°24′00″E / 49.08333°N 25.40000°E / 49.08333; 25.40000
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Ternopil Oblast
Raion	Chortkiv Raion
Hromada	Buchach urban hromada
First mention	1260
Magdeburg Rights	ab. 1370 (first), 1515 (second)
Government
• City Head	Yosyf Mostsipan
Area
• Total	9.98 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	12,171
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	48400 — 48401
Area code	+380 3544
Website	http://rada.gov.ua/

Buchach (Ukrainian: Бучач; Polish: Buczacz; Yiddish: בעטשאָטש, romanized: Betshotsh or ביטשאָטש (Bitshotsh); Hebrew: בוצ'אץ' Buchach; German: Butschatsch; Turkish: Bucaş) is a city located on the Strypa River (a tributary of the Dniester) in Chortkiv Raion of Ternopil Oblast (province) of Western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Buchach urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[1] Buchach rests 135 kilometres (84 miles) south-east of Lviv, in the historic region of Halychyna (Galicia). The city was located in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth until the partitions, followed by the Habsburg monarchy (1772—1804), Austrian empire (1804—1867), Austria-Hungary (1867—1918), West Ukrainian People's Republic (1918—1919), the Second Polish Republic (1919—1939), and the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union (1939-1991). The population was estimated at 12,171 (2022 estimate).^[2]