Uzyn (Ukrainian: Узин, IPA: [ʊˈzɪn]) is a city in Bila Tserkva Raion of Kyiv Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Uzyn urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The city and covers an area of 67 km2 (26 sq mi). Population: 11,921 (2022 estimate).[2]
Uzyn
Узин | |
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.jpg) A street in Uzyn | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg)  Uzyn Location of Uzyn  Uzyn Uzyn (Kyiv Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 49°49′27″N 30°26′33″E / 49.82417°N 30.44250°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kyiv Oblast |
| Raion | Bila Tserkva Raion |
| Hromada | Uzyn urban hromada |
| First mentioned | 1590 |
| City rights | August 25, 1971 |
| Area | |
• Total | 67 km2 (26 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 11,921 |
| Postal code | 09161-09163 |
| Area code | +380 4563 |
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The largest industrial organisations within Uzyn are sugar plant (7% of Ukraine's sugar production), as well as a tinning factory. There is also Uzyn (air base) of the Ukrainian Air Forces.
History
editUzyn was first mentioned in the year 1590 under the name Uzenytsia, and later as Tenbershchyna. Since the end of the 18th century, the city carries its current name. From 1923 to 1930, the city served as the raion centre of the Bila Tserkva Okrug. In 1956, Uzyn received the status of an urban-type settlement, and in 1971, the status of a city.
Demographics
editThe population of Uzyn is currently 11,935 (as of 2021):[3]
- 1975 - 16,000 inhabitants
- 2004 - 12,759 inhabitants
- 2005 - 12,628 inhabitants
- 2006 - 12,588 inhabitants
- 2011 - 12,166 inhabitants
- 2021 - 11,935 inhabitants
Notable people
edit- Pavel Popovich (1930–2009), a Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent, the first ethnic Ukrainian to fly in space.
References
edit- ^ "Узинская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 / Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.