Dibrova, Zhytomyr Oblast Explained

Official Name:Dibrova
Settlement Type:Urban-type settlement
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Zhytomyr Oblast#Ukraine
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Korosten Raion
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Native Name:Діброва
Native Name Lang:uk

Dibrova (Ukrainian: Діброва) is an urban-type settlement in Korosten Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. Population: In 2001, population was 197.

The area was strongly contaminated as the result of the Chernobyl disaster, and Dibrova was included in 1989 into the zone of mandatory resettlement.[1] The population was partially but not fully resettled.

References

51.1564°N 27.9761°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Постанова від 23 липня 1991 р. N 106. 1989. Council of Ministers of Ukrainian SSR. Ukrainian. 25 January 2015.