Darnytsia Raion
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Darnytsia Raion Дарницький район |
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View on the Left Bank of Dnieper, with Darnytsia neighbourhoods seen on the right in the background
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| Coordinates: 50°24′22″N 30°40′36″E / 50.40611°N 30.67667°ECoordinates: 50°24′22″N 30°40′36″E / 50.40611°N 30.67667°E | |||
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 Ukraine
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| Region | Kiev | ||
| Established | April 3, 1935 | ||
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| Government | |||
| • Governor | Genadiy Sinczov | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 134 km2 (52 sq mi) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 285,400 | ||
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Area code | 38044 | ||
| Website | darn.kievcity.gov.ua | ||
Darnytsia (Ukrainian: Дарницький район, Darnyts'kyi raion), is a raion (administrative district) of the Ukrainian capital Kiev.
It is the southeastern raion of Kiev located on the left bank of Dnieper river. It borders Dnieper to its west with Holosiiv Raion of Kiev is lying across it, Dnipro Raion of Kiev city to its north, Brovary Raion of Kiev Oblast to its east and Boryspil Raion of Kiev Oblast to its east and south. The population of the city raion is estimated around 250,000 inhabitants.
Although an exact date of establishment of the area is not known, there is evidence that during the 4th and 3rd centuries BC, a Neolithical settlement existed near lake Svyatyshche (Ukrainian: Святище). During the 9th century, Darnytsia was an important center of the Kievan Rus', where ambassadors and delegations from other powers were housed while waiting to meet the kniaz and offer gifts. This gave the area its name Darnytsia (derived from Slavic/Ukrainian dar, meaning gift).
While throughout the 19th century the area was progressively becoming more densely populated, the dwellers were technically residing outside of Kiev in village-like (but non-village by status) settlements called Slobidkas (Sloboda, Slobodka in Russian). Certain parts on Darnytsia still bear the names of the Slobidka they displaced (notably Mykilska Sloboda St. Nicholas Settlement).
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