The Dniprovskyi District (Ukrainian: Дніпровський район, romanized: Dniprovskyi raion) is an urban district of the city of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.[3] It is named after the Dnipro River and is located on its left-bank.[1]
Dniprovskyi District
Дніпровський район | |
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 View of the left-bank Kyiv and the Dnipro River. Background high-rise buildings in the right are in the Dniprovskyi Raion. | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
   Map of the urban districts of Kyiv. | |
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| Coordinates: 50°27′00″N 30°31′24″E / 50.45000°N 30.52333°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Municipality | Kyiv Municipality |
| Established | 23 May 1969 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ihor Shcherbak |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67 km2 (26 sq mi) |
| Population (01.01.2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 357 900 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 02094 |
| Area code | +380 44 |
| KOATUU code | 8036600000[2] |
| Metro stations | Hydropark, Livoberezhna, Darnytsia, Chernihivska |
| Website | dnipr |
Geography
editThe Dniprovskyi District's area consists of a total of 67 km2 (26 sq mi), which is approximately 8 percent of the city's total area.[1]
Population
editLanguage
editDistribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:[4]
| Language | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 236 342 | 71.90% |
| Russian | 89 082 | 27.10% |
| Other[a] | 3 301 | 1.00% |
| Total | 328 725 | 100.00% |
| a Those who did not indicate their native language or indicated a language that was native to less than 1% of the local population. |
History
editOn 23 May 1969, the Dniprovskyi District was established out of a portion of the city's Darnytskyi District based on a decree of the Presidium of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Dniprovskyi Raion: historical reference". Official Internet-portal (in Ukrainian). Dniprovskyi Raion of the City of Kyiv State Administration. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Dniprovskyi District Council". Informational portal of the self-government in Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Rada.info. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "Dniprovskyi Raion, City of Kyiv". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України" (in Ukrainian).
- ^ "Dniprovskyi Raion" (in Ukrainian). WWW Encyclopedia Kyiv. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
External links
edit- "Main Page". Official Internet-portal (in Ukrainian). Dniprovskyi Raion in the City of Kyiv State Administration.
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