Busk, Ukraine

Busk, Ukraine

Busk
Буськ
The Busk City Council.

Coat of arms
Map of Ukraine (blue) with Busk (red) highlighted.
Coordinates: 49°58′0″N 24°37′0″E / 49.966667°N 24.616667°E / 49.966667; 24.616667
Country  Ukraine
Oblast Flag of Lviv Oblast.png Lviv Oblast
Raion Busk Raion
Area
 - Total 9.0 km2 (3.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 8,896
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 80500—80505
Area code(s) +380-3264
Sister cities Ropczyce

Busk (Ukrainian: Буськ; Polish: Busk) is a city located in Busk Raion in Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. The city's population was 8,896 as of the 2006 Ukrainian Census.

It is administrative center of the Busk Raion.

Busk was the birthplace of Yevhen Petrushevych, the president of the West Ukrainian National Republic.

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International relations

Twin towns - Sister cities

Busk is twinned with

People

  • Yevhen Petrushevych
  • Chanoch Dov Padwa
  • Moritz Szeps

Coordinates: 49°58′N 24°38′E / 49.967°N 24.633°E / 49.967; 24.633

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