Dniprovskyi District, Kiev

The Dniprovskyi District (Ukrainian: Дніпровський район, Dniprovs’kyi raion) is an urban district of the city of Kiev (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
View of the left-bank Kiev and the Dnieper River. Background high-rise buildings in the right are in the Dniprovskyi Raion.
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Coordinates: 50°27′00″N 30°31′24″E
Country Ukraine
MunicipalityKiev Municipality
Established23 May 1969
Area
 • Total69 km2 (27 sq mi)
Population
 • Total328,725
 • Density4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
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.kievcity.gov.ua

Geography

The Dniprovskyi District's area consists of a total of 69 km2 (27 sq mi), which is approximately 16 percent of the city's total area.[1]

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.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Dniprovskyi Raion: historical reference". Official Internet-portal (in Ukrainian). Dniprovskyi Raion of the City of Kyiv State Administration. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  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. "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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