Lypivka

Lypivka
Липівка
Town
Lypivka
Coordinates: 48°47′N 24°45′E / 48.783°N 24.750°E / 48.783; 24.750Coordinates: 48°47′N 24°45′E / 48.783°N 24.750°E / 48.783; 24.750
Country  Ukraine
Oblast Ivano-Frankivsk
Area
  Total 25 km2 (10 sq mi)
Population
  Total 1,880
Website Ukrainian Parliament website

Lypivka (Ukrainian: Липівка) is a village (selo) in western Ukraine. It is located in the Tysmenytsky Raion (district) of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province), approximately 20 km south of the oblast capital, Ivano-Frankivsk.

Lypivka was previously referred to as Lackie Szlacheckie, as part of the Tłumacz Powiat (county). It is also a part of the historic region of Pokuttya in Galicia. The name is associated with Polish gentry who lived in the area.

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