Malyn

Malyn (Ukrainian: Ма́лин, romanized: Mályn) (sometimes spelled Malin) is a city in Zhytomyr Oblast (province) of Ukraine located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northwest of Kiev. It serves as the administrative center of Malyn Raion, though administratively it does not belong to the raion and is incorporated separately as a city of oblast significance.

Malyn

Ма́лин
City
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Location of Malyn
Malyn
Malyn (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 50°46′8″N 29°16′12″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Zhytomyr Oblast
Founded891
Area
  Total60.92 km2 (23.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
  Total26,184[1]
  Density444.5/km2 (1,151/sq mi)
Postal code
11600
Area code(s)+380-4133
WebsiteMalyn governmental site

The town hosts a seismic monitoring station (designated PS-45) belonging to an international network of nuclear test monitoring stations intended to verify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) treaty.

FC Papirnyk Malyn is a Ukrainian football team based in Malyn.

People from Malyn

  • Batya Lishansky, sculptor
  • Raisa Nedashkovskaya, theater and cinema actress
  • David Nowakowsky, composer

References

  1. Чисельність населення (за оцінкою) на 1 лютого 2018 року // Головне управління статистики у Житомирській області
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