Dniprovskyi District, Kiev

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 / 50.45000°N 30.52333°E / 50.45000; 30.52333Coordinates: 50°27′00″N 30°31′24″E / 50.45000°N 30.52333°E / 50.45000; 30.52333
Country  Ukraine
Municipality Kiev Municipality
Established 23 May 1969
Area[1]
  Total 69 km2 (27 sq mi)
Population (2001 census)
  Total 328,725
  Density 4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 02094
Area code +380 44
KOATUU code 8036600000[2]
Metro stations Hydropark, Livoberezhna, Darnytsia, Chernihivska
Website dnipr.kievcity.gov.ua

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]

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dniprovskyi Raion: historical reference".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. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  4. "Dniprovskyi Raion" (in Ukrainian). WWW Encyclopedia Kyiv. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

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