| 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] |
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]
Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:[6]
| Language | Number | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 26 332 | 37.03% | |
| Russian | 43 988 | 61.85% | |
| Other | 795 | 1.12% | |
| Total | 71 115 | 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. |