Shevchenkivskyi District, Kyiv

Coordinates: 50°28′26″N 30°30′07″E / 50.47389°N 30.50194°E / 50.47389; 30.50194
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For other uses, see Shevchenko Raion.
Shevchenkivskyi District
Шевченківський район
Urban district in Kyiv
UTC+3 (EEST)
Metro stationsUniversytet, Vokzalna, Politekhnichnyi Instytut, Shuliavska, Beresteiska, Nyvky
View of the Golden Gates after recent major renovations.

The Shevchenkivskyi District (Ukrainian: Шевченківський район, romanized: Shevchenkivskyi raion, IPA: [ʃeu̯ˈt͡ʃɛnʲkʲiu̯sʲkɪj rɐˈjɔn]) is an urban district of the city of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It was originally established on 4 April 1937, although in 2001 its area was increased following an annexation of the former Radianskyi and StaroKyivskyi districts.

The district is historically significant, as it was here on the

Ukrainian Club Building
and declared Independence in 1917.

Population

Language

Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:[1]

Language Number Percentage
Ukrainian 145 553 64.65%
Russian 72 356 32.13%
Other[a] 7 246 3.22%
Total 225 155 100.00%
a Those who did not indicate their native language or indicated a language that was native to less than 1% of the local population.

Attractions

The district also has the local

Babyn Yar and Kyiv TV Tower
.

Location

Main streets are: Khreshchatyk street, Volodymyrska Street, Prospect Beresteiskyi (Shevchenko Boulevard), Dehtiarivska Street, Olena Teliha Street, Melnykov Street, and others. The district borders with Podil to the north; Pecherskyi District, Holosiivskyi District, and Solomianskyi District to the south; and Sviatoshynskyi District to the west.

In June 2008 the

Kominterna Street (located in this district) to Symon Petliura Street to commemorate the occasion of his 130th birthday anniversary.[2]

In February 2023 Prospect Peremohy was renamed to Prospect Beresteiska by the Kyiv City Council.[3]

Neighborhoods

Shuliavska (Shuliavka) includes

Kyiv Polytechnic, while the Kosmopolit Mall (Cosmo Multimall) and the Shuliavska Metro station lie at its western end. To its northwest lies Nyvky, and Syrets to its north and Lukyanivska in the north-east. It is traversed by Prospect Beresteiskyi
one of the major arterial roads of Kyiv.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України" (in Ukrainian).
  2. ^ Kyiv Council Renames Kominterna Street Into Petliura Street, Ukrainian News Agency (18 June 2009)
  3. ^ (in Ukrainian) In Kyiv, the avenue and Victory Square were renamed, Ukrainska Pravda (9 February 2023)
  4. Ukrayinska Pravda
    (in Ukrainian). 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

External links

  • shev.gov.ua – Shevchenkivskyi District administration website (in Ukrainian)

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