Orikhiv

Orikhiv
Оріхів
Mansion house of Heinrich Janzen, city mayor and manufacturer. Current seat of the Orikhiv urban hromada.
Interactive map of Orikhiv
Orikhiv
Location of Orikhiv in Zaporizhia Oblast
Orikhiv
Location of Orikhiv in Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°34′10″N 35°46′40″E / 47.56944°N 35.77778°E / 47.56944; 35.77778
CountryUkraine
OblastZaporizhzhia Oblast
RaionPolohy Raion
HromadaOrikhiv urban hromada
Foundedc. 1783
Incorporated1801
City status1938
Area
 • Total
10 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2025)
 • Total
600
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
 All but 6,000 evacuated during the 2022 Russian invasion.
Postal code
70500
Area code+380 6141
ClimateDfa

Orikhiv (Ukrainian: Оріхів, IPA: [oˈr⁽ʲ⁾ixiu̯]; Russian: Орехов, romanizedOrekhov, IPA: [ɐˈrʲexəf]) is a city in Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, southern Ukraine. It had an estimated population of 13,896, as of 1 January 2022. Early in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, many residents were evacuated, with 6,000 remaining by August, and the city being shelled constantly by Russian artillery. In February of 2024, it was estimated that around 1,000-1,400 people remained in Orikhiv.