Pokrovskyi District
Покровський район
Raion
Coat of arms of Pokrovskyi District
Coat of arms
Country Ukraine
City Kryvyi Rih
Established1936
Area
 • Total59.5 km2 (23.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total142,955
 • Density2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code
  • 50000
  • 50001
  • 50004

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Распоряжение главы ОГА от 19 мая 2016 года № Р-223/0/3-16 «О переименовании топонимов в населённых пунктах области»". www.adm.dp.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2016-06-04.
  2. ↑ Украинская ССР. Административно-территориальное деление на 1941 год.
  3. ↑ Украинская ССР. Административно-территориальное деление на 1 января 1979 года. Kyiv: Главная редакция Украинской Советской Энциклопедии. 1979. p. 512.

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