title: PROBLEMS OF DETERMINING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SUBURBAN AREA OF THE LARGEST CITIES OF UKRAINE
abstract: The article examines a relatively recent concept used in regulatory documents, known as the largest cities in Ukraine. Unfortunately, statistical data on the population size has not been kept in Ukraine for a long time, which makes it challenging to conduct the research in the most detailed and in-depth manner. Despite this, the study used data from enterprises and industries, cartographic data, and field surveys. It allowed us to identify seven potentially largest cities: Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, 
journal: Municipal economy of cities