Dniprovskyi District, Kyiv

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
Urban district in Kyiv
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
Flag
Coat of arms of Dniprovskyi District
Coat of arms
Map of the urban districts of Kyiv.
Location of Dniprovskyi District
Coordinates: 50°27′00″N 30°31′24″E
Country Ukraine
MunicipalityKyiv Municipality
Established23 May 1969
Government
 • GovernorIhor Shcherbak
Area
[1]
 • 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

Geography

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

Language

Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:[4]

Language Number Percentage
Ukrainian 236 34271.90%
Russian 89 08227.10%
Other[a] 3 3011.00%
Total 328 725100.00%
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

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

References
  1. "Dniprovskyi Raion: historical reference".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.
  • "Main Page". Official Internet-portal (in Ukrainian). Dniprovskyi Raion in the City of Kyiv State Administration.


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