| Chechelivskyi District | |
| Native Name: | Чечелівський |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Settlement Type: | Urban district |
| Coordinates: | 48.4211°N 34.9669°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name1: | Dnipro Municipality |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1897 (1932)[1] |
| Leader Title: | Chairman of District Council |
| Leader Name: | Ivan Zahora |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2001 census |
| Population Total: | 120706 |
| 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: | 1210137800[2] |
| Website: | http://www.chechdp.gov.ua/ |
According to archeological finds, in the Paleolithic period (7—3 thousand Anno Domini) human settlements appear near the in what is now the Chechelivskyi District.[4]
The district was known as the 5th court district of Yekaterinoslav (Dnipro's former name) when it was first created on 1 December 1897. After the 1905 revolution, the district was renamed into the Zavodskyi District and in 1917 the Brianskyi District after the same Briansk Factory (today, Petrovsky Metallurgical Factory).[1]
From 1920 to 1923 the district was named the Fabrychno-Chechelivskyi District. In 1923 its name was changed again, this time to the Chechelivskyi District. In 1925 it became known as the Krasnohvardiiskyi District.[1]
In 1963 the eastern portions of the district were annexed to the newly formed Zhovtnevyi District. In 1973 some additional territories of the Zhovtnevyi and Krasnohvardiiskyi districts were also annexed to the newly formed Babushkinskyi District.[1]
November 26, 2015 the order of Acting Mayor within to comply with decommunisation Krasnohvardiiskyi District was renamed to Chechelivskyi.[5] [6] [7] It is now named after, the commanding officer of the Baturyn garrison during the reign of Ivan Mazepa as Hetman of Zaporizhian Host.[8]
Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:[9]
| Language | Number | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 56 708 | 46.98% | |
| Russian | 62 674 | 51.92% | |
| Other | 1 324 | 1.10% | |
| Total | 120 706 | 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. |