Tsentralno-Miskyi District, Kryvyi Rih

Tsentralno-Miskyi District (lit.'Central City District'; Ukrainian: Центра́льно-Міськи́й райо́н) is an urban district of western Kryvyi Rih, south-central Ukraine. It is the location of the historical centre of Kryvyi Rih.

Tsentralno-Miskyi District
Центрально-Міський район
Coat of arms of Tsentralno-Miskyi District
Country Ukraine
City Kryvyi Rih
Established1939
Area
 • Total66.42 km2 (25.64 sq mi)
Population
 (Dec 2021)
 • Total80,872[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History edit

Being the oldest among all city districts, administratively Tsentralno-Miskyi District was formed in 1939.[2] Kryvyi Rih grew out of a Cossack settlement that was part of the Inhul palanka of Zaporozhian Host. Until 1939, the Tsentralno-Miskyi District was called Yezhovsky.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Який район Кривого Рогу має найбільшу чисельність населення?". Krivbass.city (in Ukrainian). 2022-01-08.
  2. ^ Відомості Верховної Ради СРСР. — 1939. — № 28 (51). — 20 серпня. — С. 4.
  3. ^ "Архівована копія". Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.