Mykolaiv (Ukrainian: Миколаїв, IPA: [mɪkoˈlɑjiu̯] ⓘ, also referred to as Mykolayiv; Polish: Mikołajów) is a city in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) in western Ukraine.

The territory of modern Mykolaiv Raion, Lviv Oblast formed part of the Kingdom of Poland since the reign of King Casimir III the Great.

[5] In June 1941 the NKVD murdered an unknown number of Poles and Ukrainians in a local prison.

[6][7] Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:[8] In 1837, Polish romantic writer Walery Łoziński was born here.

Uliana Kravchenko a Ukrainian educator, writer, and the first Galician woman to publish a book of poetry was born here in 1860.

[9] Through the city runs European route E471 which connects Mukachevo in Zakarpattia Oblast with Lviv.