Desnianskyi District, Kiev

Desnianskyi District
Деснянський район

Desniansky District as seen from the northern outskirts of Kyiv

Flag	Coat of arms

Coordinates: 50°31′48″N 30°42′15″E / 50.53000°N 30.70417°ECoordinates: 50°31′48″N 30°42′15″E / 50.53000°N 30.70417°E

Country

Ukraine

Region

Kiev

Established

30.12.1987

Subdivisions

List

— city councils
— settlement councils
— rural councils
Number of localities:
— cities
— urban-type settlements
— villages
— rural settlements

Government

• Governor

Viktor N. Zherebniuk

Area

• Total

148 km² (57 sq mi)

Population

• Total

345 200

Time zone

EET (UTC+2)

• Summer (DST)

EEST (UTC+3)

Area code

38044

Website

http://desn.gov.ua/

Desnianskyi District (Ukrainian: Деснянський район, translit. Desnians’kyi raion) is an administrative raion (district or borough) of the city of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It is located in the north-eastern part of the city on the Left Bank of the Dnieper River and is the most populous district of Kiev. It is also the second largest district with the total area of ca. 14.8 ha.

Desnianskyi District mainly consists of two microdistricts – Troieschyna and Lisovyi – making it predominantly residential in nature. In fact, there is only one clear-cut, (yet small) industrial zone called Kulykove on the border with Dniprovskyi Raion. This fact explains why the district has the lowest number of registered business entities among Kiev raions. Much like commuter town, therefore, Desnianskyi District has very little commercial or industrial activity beyond a small amount of retail, oriented toward serving the locals. However, it differs from commuter towns in that it forms part of the city proper and is not regarded as suburb in a classical sense. Still, its currently weak transportation links with the major part of the city on the Right Bank make it appear as a "city inside a city", which is especially true for Troieschyna microdistrict.

The first written reference of the lands which today form part of Desnianskyi District dates back to 1667. Until 1927 the area of the raion belonged to the Oster uyezd of the Chernigov Governorate. Since then it became part of the city of Kiev. In 1932 the area was reorganized under the Petriv (Podil) Raion. It was not until 1987 when the area was reorganized into a separate raion partially out of the neighboring Dnipro Raion and was named as the Vatutin Raion.

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