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.