Shevchenkivskyi District, Zaporizhzhia

The Shevchenkivskyi District (Ukrainian: Шевченківський район, Shevchenkivsʹkyi raion) is one of seven administrative urban districts (raions) of the city of Zaporizhzhia, located in southern Ukraine.[1][2] Its population was 157,000 in the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[3]

Shevchenkivskyi District
Шевченківський район
Urban district
Administrative map of Zaporizhzhia; the Shevchenkivskyi District is indicated by the number 7.
Administrative map of Zaporizhzhia; the Shevchenkivskyi District is indicated by the number 7.
Shevchenkivskyi District is located in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Shevchenkivskyi District
Shevchenkivskyi District
Coordinates: 47°50′56″N 35°15′13″E
Country Ukraine
MunicipalityZaporizhzhia Municipality
Established30 December 1962
Area
 • Total98.0 km2 (37.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total157,000
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Geography

The largest of Zaporizhzhia's seven urban districts, the district has an area of 98.0 square kilometres (37.8 sq mi), making up approximately 29.3% of the total administrative area of Zaporizhzhia. The district is located fully on the left (east) side of the Dnieper river.[2]

History

The district was founded in 1962.[2] Following the passage of decommunization laws, in 2016, numerous streets within the district were renamed to replace their Soviet-era names. Some of the new street names include Sikorskyi St., Mykola Kytsenko St., Leonid Prynia St., Maksym Kryvonos St., Bohdan Zavada St., Malv St., and Vasyl Didenko St..[4]

  • The district in the winter
    The district in the winter
  • Bohuslayev's Technics Museum
    Bohuslayev's Technics Museum
  • Saint Andrew's Cathedral
    Saint Andrew's Cathedral

References
  1. "Number of the population of the City of Zaporizhzhia" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. "City Districts - Zaporizhzhia City Council". zp.gov.ua. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  3. "About number and composition population of Zaporizhzhia Region by data All-Ukrainian census of the population 2001". 2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  4. Herasin, Volodymyr. "Запоріжжя позбавляється пам'ятників і назв комуністичної доби". Запорозька Січ (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 17 September 2023.


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