Sokal 2670061 212414378 2008-05-14T19:03:01Z 83.19.210.42 West of Bug was Polish, East Ukrainian [[Image:Sokal.png|right|thumb|Coat of Arms]] :''This is an article about the city in Ukraine. For other uses, see [[Sokal (disambiguation)]].'' '''Sokal''' ({{lang-uk|Сокаль}}, [[Romanization of Ukrainian|translit.]] ''Sokal’'') is a [[city]] located on the banks of the [[Western Bug|Buh River]] in the [[Lviv Oblast]] of western [[Ukraine]]. Serving as the [[Capital city|administrative center]] of the [[Sokalsky Raion]] (district), the city itself is also designated as a separate [[raion]] within the [[oblast]]. It is located at around {{coor dms|50|28|60|N|24|16|60|E}}. Sokal was in Poland 1918-1944 and its Western part was in Poland 1944-1951. The current estimated population is around 21,700 (as of [[2001]]). {{Lviv Oblast}} [[Category:Cities in Ukraine]] [[Category:Lviv Oblast]] {{Ukraine-geo-stub}} [[de:Sokal]] [[pl:Sokal]] [[ro:Sokal]] [[ru:Сокаль]] [[uk:Сокаль]]