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Dniprovskyi District, Kyiv

Coordinates: 50°27′00″N 30°31′24″E / 50.45000°N 30.52333°E / 50.45000; 30.52333
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Dniprovskyi District
Дніпровський район
View of the left-bank Kyiv and the Dnipro River. Background high-rise buildings in the right are in the Dniprovskyi Raion.
View of the left-bank Kyiv and the Dnipro River. Background high-rise buildings in the right are in the Dniprovskyi Raion.
Flag of Dniprovskyi District
Coat of arms of Dniprovskyi District
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Map
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Map of the urban districts of Kyiv.
Location of Dniprovskyi District
Coordinates: 50°27′00″N 30°31′24″E / 50.45000°N 30.52333°E / 50.45000; 30.52333
Country Ukraine
MunicipalityKyiv Municipality
Established23 May 1969
Government
 • GovernorIhor Shcherbak
Area
 • Total67 km2 (26 sq mi)
Population
 (01.01.2021)[1]
 • Total357 900
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
02094
Area code+380 44
KOATUU code8036600000[2]
Metro stationsHydropark, Livoberezhna, Darnytsia, Chernihivska
Websitednipr.kyivcity.gov.ua

The Dniprovskyi District (Ukrainian: Дніпровський район, romanizedDniprovskyi 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]

Geography

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The 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

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Language

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Distribution 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

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On 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

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Dniprovskyi District Council". Informational portal of the self-government in Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Rada.info. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України" (in Ukrainian).
  5. ^ "Dniprovskyi Raion" (in Ukrainian). WWW Encyclopedia Kyiv. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
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  • "Main Page". Official Internet-portal (in Ukrainian). Dniprovskyi Raion in the City of Kyiv State Administration.