Zavodskyi District, Zaporizhia

Zavodskyi District
Заводський район
Urban district

Administrative map of Zaporizhia; the Zavodskyi Raion is indicated by the number 2.
Zavodskyi District

Location of the urban district on a map of Zaporizhia Oblast.

Coordinates: 47°53′50″N 35°11′35″E / 47.89722°N 35.19306°E / 47.89722; 35.19306Coordinates: 47°53′50″N 35°11′35″E / 47.89722°N 35.19306°E / 47.89722; 35.19306
Country  Ukraine
Municipality Zaporizhia Municipality
Established 23 May 1969
Government
  Chairman Oleksandr Biriuk[1]
Area
  Total 56 km2 (22 sq mi)
Population (2012)[2]
  Total Decrease 52,191
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal index 330600
Area code +380 61
KOATUU 2310136600
Website rada.gov.ua

The Zavodskyi District (Ukrainian: Заводський район, Zavods'kyi raion) is one of seven administrartive urban districts (raions) of the city of Zaporizhia, located in southern Ukraine. Its population was 60,390 in the 2001 Ukrainian Census,[3] and 52,191 as of 2012.[2]

Geography

The Zavodskyi District is named in such a way due to the fact that a large amount of the city's factories are located within its boundaries. The district is located in the northern portion of the city, on the left-bank of the Dnipro River. Its total area is 56 km2 (22 sq mi).[4]

History

On 23 May 1969, the Zavodskyi District was established out of a portion of the Ordzhonikidzevskyi District by a decree of the Presidium of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (No.1901-ІХ).[4]

References

  1. "Zavodskyi District". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Site of the Zaporizhia City Government. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Number of the population of the City of Zaporizhia" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine in Zaporizhia Oblast. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. "Zavodskyi District, Zaporizhia Oblast, City of Zaporizhia". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Passport of the Zavodskyi District of the City of Zaporizhia". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Site of the Zaporizhia City Government. Retrieved 25 January 2015.


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