Holosiivskyi District Explained

Settlement Type:Urban district in Kyiv
Official Name:Holosiivskyi District
Native Name:Голосіївський район
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name1:Kyiv City Municipality
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Area Total Km2:156.35
Population Total:205300
Population Density Km2:1311
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Serhiy Sadovoi
Blank Name:Landmarks
Blank Info:National Expocenter of Ukraine, Museum of Folk Architecture and Life, Baikove Cemetery
Blank1 Name:Metro stations
Blank1 Info:Lybidska, Palats "Ukrayina", Olimpiiska
Image Map1:Kyiv map (en).svg
Website:golos.kyivcity.gov.ua

Holosiivskyi District (Ukrainian: Голосіївський район|Holosiivskyi raion) is an urban district of the city of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.

Holosiivskyi District was created during changing of administrative divisions of the capital of Ukraine, which was conducted in September 2001, as per the decision of the Kyiv City Council on January 1, 2001.

Holosiivskyi District is located in the southwestern part of Kyiv, bordering Shevchenkivskyi, Solomianskyi, Pecherskyi, and Darnytskyi districts of Kyiv, and Bucha, Obukhiv, and Boryspil raions of Kyiv Oblast.

The territory of the raion begins from the famous Khreshchatyk street and stretches toward the southwest of Kyiv. Considering this, the raion is somewhat like the southwest entrance into the city. The raion consists of the following historical neighborhoods of Kyiv: Pankivshchyna, Predslavyno, Yamky, Saperna Slobidka, Baikovo, Zabaikove, Demiivka, Shyrma, Tsymbalov Yar, Dobryi Put, Holosiiv, Feofaniya, Lysa Hora, Bahrynova Hora, Myshelovka, Samburky, Kytaevo, Pyrohiv, Tserkovshchyna, Nyzhnia Telychka, Korchevate, Vyta, Teremky, and Vodnykiv Island.

Population

Language

Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:[1]

LanguageNumberPercentage
Ukrainian151 475 75.93%
Russian44 232 22.17%
Other3 787 1.90%
Total199 494 100.00%
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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: uk . Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України.