Pokrovskyi District Explained

Pokrovskyi District
Native Name:Покровський район
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Raion
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:City
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1936
Seat Type:Admin. center
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Title1:Chairman
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:59.5
Population Total:142,955
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal index
Area Code Type:Area code

Pokrovskyi District[1] (Ukrainian: Покро́вський райо́н), known until 2016 as Zhovtnevyi Raion (Ukrainian: Жовтне́вий райо́н),[2] [3] is an urban district of northern Kryvyi Rih, south-central Ukraine. It is located along the river Saksahan. Among other districts of the city, it has about 6,000 hectares making it the largest in terms of area, with a population of over 142,955 people (2001). The district has 271 streets with a total length of 527 km, of which 192 are private sector streets.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Распоряжение главы ОГА от 19 мая 2016 года № Р-223/0/3-16 «О переименовании топонимов в населённых пунктах области».. www.adm.dp.ua. https://web.archive.org/web/20160604065157/http://www.adm.dp.ua/OBLADM/Obldp.nsf/document.xsp?id=4CCF2C91FBC320CEC2257FB90044363F . 2016-06-04. uk.
  2. Украинская ССР. Административно-территориальное деление на 1941 год.
  3. Book: Украинская ССР. Административно-территориальное деление на 1 января 1979 года. Kyiv. Главная редакция Украинской Советской Энциклопедии. 1979. 512.