Kosmichnyi District
Kosmichnyi District
Космічний район | |
|---|---|
Administrative map of Zaporizhzhia; the Kosmichnyi District is indicated by the number 3. | |
Kosmichnyi District Location of the urban district on a map of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. | |
| Coordinates: 47°46′37″N 35°11′21″E / 47.77694°N 35.18917°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Municipality | Zaporizhzhia Municipality |
| Established | 6 April 1977 |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Vasyl Yakovenko[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 61 km2 (24 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
• Total | 134,465 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 330104 |
| Area code | +380 61 |
| KOATUU | 2310136700 |
| Website | w1 |
The Kosmichnyi District (Ukrainian: Космічний район, romanized: Kosmichnyi raion) is one of seven administrative urban districts (raions) of the city of Zaporizhzhia, located in southern Ukraine. Its population was 139,222 in the 2001 Ukrainian Census,[3] and 134,465 as of 2012.[2]
The district contains the informal Pivdennyi (Southern) and Kosmichnyi (Space) residential neighborhoods within its boundaries.
Name
The district was originally named Komunarskyi District, after the former Komunar factory (currently, the Zaporizhzhia Automobile Building Plant) which is located within the district's boundaries.[4] Since 2023, the district was to be renamed to comply with the derussification legislation. In the survey organized by the city council in July 2025, 67.8% voted for the new name Kosmichnyi District.[5][6] On 12 November 2025, the city council registered the draft decision on the district's renaming,[7] and the final change occurred after a vote on 19 November 2025.[8]
Geography
The district is located in the southeastern portion of the city, on the left-bank of the Dnipro River, just north of the rural settlement of Balabyne, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Its total area is 61 km2 (24 mi2).[4]
History
On 6 April 1977, the Komunarskyi District was established out of a portion of the present-day Oleksandrivskyi District by a decree of the Presidium of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (No.1901-ІХ).[4]
References
- ^ "Komunarskyi District". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Site of the Zaporizhzhia City Government. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Number of the population of the City of Zaporizhzhia" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Komunarskyi District, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, City of Zaporizhzhia". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ a b c "Passport of the Komunarskyi District of the City of Zaporizhzhia". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Site of the Zaporizhzhia City Government. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ Shcherbyna, Oksana (2 July 2025). У Запоріжжі стартувало електронне опитування щодо перейменування Комунарського району. Inform.zp.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ У Запоріжжі готуються перейменувати район [Zaporizhzhia is preparing to rename a district]. Forpost (in Ukrainian). 13 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ Рішення міської ради від 12.11.2025 № 51 «Про перейменування Комунарського району міста Запоріжжя на Космічний район міста Запоріжжя» [Decision of the City Council of 12.11.2025 No. 51 "On renaming the Komunarskyi District of the city of Zaporizhzhia to the Kosmichnyi District of the city of Zaporizhzhia"]. Zaporizhzhia City Council (in Ukrainian). 12 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ Hubina, Anastasiia (19 November 2025). У Запоріжжі перейменували Комунарський район на Космічний [In Zaporizhzhia, the Komunarskyi District was renamed to Kosmichnyi District]. Suspilne Zaporizhzhia (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 20 November 2025.
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External links
- "Main". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Site of the Zaporizhzhia City Government. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- "Pages of history of the Komunarskyi District" (in Ukrainian). Territorial Department of Education, Youth, and Sports of the Komunarskyi Raion. Retrieved 19 January 2015.