title: Kulykiv
text: # Kulykiv
  
  Kulykiv (Ukrainian: Куликів; Polish: Kulików) is an urban-type settlement in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of the city of Lviv. Kulykiv hosts the administration of Kulykiv settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. A Ukrainian star actor of Taras Bulba and other films and stage performances in Kyiv Ivan Franko theater Bohdan Stupka was born there. Population: 4,092 (2022 est.).
  
  Until 18 July 2020, Kulykiv belonged to Zhovkva Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Zhovkva Raion was merged into Lviv Raion.
  
  ## Economy
  
  ### Transportation
  
  Kulykiv railway station is in the selo of Mervychi, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the settlement. It is on the railway connecting Lviv via Zhovkva with Rava-Ruska. There is infrequent passenger traffic.
  
  The settlement is on Highway M09 which connects Lviv with Rava-Ruska, crosses into Poland and continues to Zamość.
  
  