The Dniprovskyi District ( uk, Дніпровський район, ) is an
urban district
Urban district may refer to:
* District
* Urban area
* Quarter (urban subdivision)
* Neighbourhood
Specific subdivisions in some countries:
* Urban districts of Denmark
* Urban districts of Germany
* Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland) (hist ...
of the city of
Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe.
Kyi ...
, the capital of
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
. It is named after the
Dnipro River and is located on its
left-bank.
Geography
The Dniprovskyi District's area consists of a total of , which is approximately 8 percent of the city's total area.
History
On 23 May 1969, the Dniprovskyi District was established out of a portion of the city's Darnytskyi District
Darnytskyi District ( uk, Дарницький район, ), is an urban district of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
It is the southeastern district of Kyiv located on the left bank of Dnipro river. It borders the Holosiivskyi District of the city ...
based on a decree of the Presidium of the Verkhovna Rada
The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Президія Верховної Ради УРСР, translit=Prezydiia Verkhovnoi Rady URSR), referred to between 1991 and 1996 as the Presidium of the Verkhovn ...
of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...
.
See also
* Subdivisions of Kyiv
References
External links
*
Urban districts of Kyiv
States and territories established in 1969
1969 establishments in Ukraine
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