Central District, Dnipro Explained

Tsentralnyi District
Native Name:Центральний район
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Urban district
Coordinates:48.4667°N 35.0333°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Dnipro Municipality
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1932[1]
Leader Title:Chairman of
District Council
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:10.403
Population As Of:2001 census
Population Total:71115
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 562
Blank Name Sec1:KOATUU
Blank Info Sec1:1210137500[3]
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  2. Shevchenkivskyi District
  3. Sobornyi District
  4. Industrialnyi District
  5. Tsentralnyi District
  6. Chechelivskyi District
  7. Novokodatskyi District
  8. Samarskyi District
    Tsentralnyi District (Ukrainian: Центральний район) is an urban district of the city of Dnipro, in southern Ukraine.[4] It is located in the city's center and on the right-bank of the Dnieper River.

    History

    The district was created in 1932 as the Tsentralnyi Nahornyi District.[1] on 2 December 1934, after the death of Sergei Kirov, it was renamed as the Kirovskyi District.[1] In 1936 the eastern part of district became the Zhovtnevyi District. In 1973 more territories of the Kirovskyi District were passed to the newly formed Babushkinskyi District. The district gained its current name, Tsentralnyi District, on 27 November 2015 when it was renamed as part of Ukraine's decommunization campaign.[5]

    Population

    Language

    Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:[6]

    LanguageNumberPercentage
    Ukrainian26 332 37.03%
    Russian43 988 61.85%
    Other795 1.12%
    Total71 115 100.00%
    Those who did not indicate their native language or indicated a language that was native to less than 1% of the local population.

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Historical Background of Tsentralnyj Raion. Official Internet-portal. Dnipro City Council. 25 July 2017. Ukrainian.
    2. Web site: Kirovskyi Raion. gorod.dp.ua/. 4 February 2015. Ukrainian.
    3. Web site: Kirovskyi District Council. Informational portal of the self-government in Ukraine. Rada.info. 5 February 2015. Ukrainian.
    4. Web site: Kirovskyi Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, City of Dnipropetrovsk. Regions of Ukraine and their Structure. Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. 4 February 2015. Ukrainian.
    5. Web site: In Dnepropetrovsk, the main highways and five districts of the city were renamed. depo.ua. 27 November 2015. Ukrainian.
    6. Web site: uk . Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України.