{
  "place_id": "pustomyty#7761_11328",
  "wikidata": "Q1019852",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Пустомити",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Pustomyty",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Pustomity",
          "why": "Russian-based English spelling used in historical and geographical references; not a separate official renaming."
        },
        {
          "name": "Poustomyty",
          "why": "French spelling, useful when an English text cites French maps, titles or historical sources; not the selected English main form."
        },
        {
          "name": "Pustomiti",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; a standard-derived search form, not evidence of an established English exonym. Textual occurrence has not been independently verified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Пустомити",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling, useful when matching quoted local maps, addresses and source titles in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Poustomyty",
      "why": "Attested French reference spelling; the adaptation follows French transcription conventions rather than English spelling.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Pustomity",
          "why": "Russian-based international form for French source searches; no French preference verified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Pustomyty",
          "why": "International spelling also useful for French source matching; the selected French main follows French reference transcription."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Pustomyty is a small city southwest of Lviv in western Ukraine. It serves as a local centre within the wider Lviv area.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "System-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of press frequency. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pustomyty ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poustomyty.",
  "rank": 1051,
  "slug": "pustomyty"
}