Baranivka, Zhytomyr Oblast

Baranivka (Ukrainian: Баранівка, Russian: Барановка, Polish: Baranówka, Yiddish: באראניווקע Baranivke) is a town in Zviahel Raion in the Zhytomyr Oblast of Ukraine. Prior to the 2020 administrative reform, it was the administrative centre of the former Baranivka Raion. Population: 11,161 (2022 estimate).[1] In 2001 the population was 12,584.

Baranivka
Баранівка
Baranówka
Saint Stanislaus Church in Baranivka
Saint Stanislaus Church in Baranivka
Flag of Baranivka
Coat of arms of Baranivka
Baranivka is located in Zhytomyr Oblast
Baranivka
Baranivka
Location of Baranivka in Zhytomyr Oblast
Baranivka is located in Ukraine
Baranivka
Baranivka
Location of Baranivka in Ukraine
Coordinates: 50°18′N 27°40′E / 50.300°N 27.667°E / 50.300; 27.667
CountryUkraine
OblastZhytomyr Oblast
RaionZviahel Raion
HromadaBaranivka urban hromada
Area
 • Total22.34 km2 (8.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total11,161
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

The name either comes from the old Slavic language, where *bara means swamp, or from Old East Slavic, where baran means ram. The Slavic meaning of the word is given not coincidentally as the town is located in close proximity to the Prypiat Marshes.

In Zhytomyr Oblast, between Zviahel and Korosten, there is another small town of Barashi, about 50 km northeast from Baranivka.

References

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  1. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.