Vyshhorod

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Vyshhorod Вишгород
Skyline of Vyshhorod
Flag Coat of arms
Vyshhorod Show map of Kyiv Oblast Vyshhorod Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 50°35′0″N 30°30′0″E / 50.58333°N 30.50000°E / 50.58333; 30.50000
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kyiv Oblast
Raion	Vyshhorod Raion
First mentioned	946
City rights	1968
Government
• Mayor	Oleksiy Momot[1]
Area
• Total	8.7 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	22,933
• Density	2,635/km2 (6,820/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	07300 — 07304
Area code	+380 4596
Website	vyshgorod.osp-ua.info

Vyshhorod (Ukrainian: Вишгород, IPA: [ˈwɪʒɦorod]; Russian: Вышгород, romanized: Vyshgorod) is a city in Kyiv Oblast, central Ukraine, situated immediately north of the capital Kyiv, and part of the Kyiv metropolitan area. It is on the right (western) bank of the Dnieper river and, as the location of the Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant, the northern part of the city is beside the Kyiv Reservoir. It is the administrative center of Vyshhorod Raion and hosts the administration of Vyshhorod urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[2]

First mentioned in the 10th century, Vyshhorod is now a notable industrial center and a growing commuter town for Kyiv. Its population is approximately 33,109 (2022 estimate).^[3]