Settlement Type: | Urban district in Kyiv |
Official Name: | Solomianskyi District |
Native Name: | Солом'янський район |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Kyiv City Municipality |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Area Total Km2: | 40.05 |
Population Total: | 280400 |
Population Density Km2: | 7000 |
Image Map1: | Kyiv map (en).svg |
Website: | http://solor.gov.ua/ |
Solomianskyi District (Ukrainian: Солом'янський район|Solomianskyi raion) is a district in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Located in the western part of the city, in the basin of Lybid river, Dniepr's tributary. Named after village of Solomianka that became part of Kyiv in 1858. Established as a district in 1921. Reogarnized in 2001. An area of the district was settled since the Middle Ages. The so-called mount of Batu Khan who invaded Kyiv in 1240 is located within the district.
Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:[1]
Language | Number | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|
Ukrainian | 190 165 | 67.51% | |
Russian | 85 809 | 30.47% | |
Other | 5 690 | 2.02% | |
Total | 281 664 | 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. |