The Podilskyi District is an
urban district of
Kyiv
Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...
, the capital of
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
. Its population was 177,563 at the
2001 census. The district takes its name from the historic
Podil neighborhood which it includes within its boundaries.
The Podilskyi District as an administrative entity was
formed in 1921 on one of the largest historical neighborhoods in Kyiv. In May 2001 the Podilskyi District celebrated the 80th anniversary of its foundation. The district remains one of the main business, transport, and industrial areas of Kyiv.
There are currently 50 large industrial organizations based here. Although most of the industrial sites are phased out of the region, they dominate the adjacent neighborhoods to the north, named today "Podilsko-Kurenivskiy promraion".
Population
Language
Distribution of the population by native language according to the
2001 census:
Neighborhoods
The Podilskyi District includes the following historical neighborhoods of Kyiv within its boundaries:
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Podil
* Vynohradar
* Kurenivka
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Petrivka (Pochaina)
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Nyvky
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Rybalskyi Peninsula
* Mostytskyi Masyv
Transport
The Podilskyi District is connected to the city's
metro system by three stations on the
Obolonsko–Teremkivska Line:
Tarasa Shevchenka,
Kontraktova Ploshcha (named after
Kontraktova (Contracts) Square), and
Poshtova Ploshcha (named after
Poshtova (Postal) Square).
Tourist attractions
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Ukrainian National Chernobyl Museum - museum dedicated to the
Chernobyl disaster
On 26 April 1986, the no. 4 reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located near Pripyat, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine), exploded. With dozens of direct casualties, it is one of only ...
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National Museum of the History of Ukraine - museum dedicated to the
History of Ukraine
Universities
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National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
Notes
References
External links
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Urban districts of Kyiv