Zavodskyi District, Zaporizhia

Zavodskyi District
Заводський район
Urban district

Administrative map of Zaporizhia; the Zavodskyi Raion is indicated by the number 2.
Zavodskyi District

Location of the urban district on a map of Zaporizhia Oblast.

Coordinates: 47°53′50″N 35°11′35″E / 47.89722°N 35.19306°E / 47.89722; 35.19306Coordinates: 47°53′50″N 35°11′35″E / 47.89722°N 35.19306°E / 47.89722; 35.19306
Country  Ukraine
Municipality Zaporizhia Municipality
Established 23 May 1969
Government
 • Chairman Oleksandr Biriuk[1]
Area
 • Total 56 km2 (22 sq mi)
Population (2012)[2]
 • Total Decrease 52,191
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal index 330600
Area code +380 61
KOATUU 2310136600
Website rada.gov.ua

The Zavodskyi District (Ukrainian: Заводський район, Zavods'kyi raion) is one of seven administrartive urban districts (raions) of the city of Zaporizhia, located in southern Ukraine. Its population was 60,390 in the 2001 Ukrainian Census,[3] and 52,191 as of 2012.[2]

Geography

The Zavodskyi District is named in such a way due to the fact that a large amount of the city's factories are located within its boundaries. The district is located in the northern portion of the city, on the left-bank of the Dnipro River. Its total area is 56 km2 (22 sq mi).[4]

History

On 23 May 1969, the Zavodskyi District was established out of a portion of the Ordzhonikidzevskyi District by a decree of the Presidium of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (No.1901-ІХ).[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Zavodskyi District". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Site of the Zaporizhia City Government. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Number of the population of the City of Zaporizhia" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine in Zaporizhia Oblast. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Zavodskyi District, Zaporizhia Oblast, City of Zaporizhia". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Passport of the Zavodskyi District of the City of Zaporizhia". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Site of the Zaporizhia City Government. Retrieved 25 January 2015.


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