Obolon Raion Оболонський район | |
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Raion in Kiev | |
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Main neebourheids | Leet
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Govrenment | |
• Council Heid | Vadym Yahodka |
Area | |
• Total | 110.2 km2 (42.5 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 306,000 |
• Density | 2776/km2 (7,190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Landmarks | Obolon CJSC |
Metro stations | Petrivka, Obolon, Minska, Heroiv Dnipra |
Website | http://obolonrda.gov.ua/ |
Obolon Raion (Ukrainian: Оболонський район, Obolons’kyi raion), is a municipal raion (admeenistrative destrict) o the Ukrainian caipital Kiev. Obolon Raion encompasses territories far ayont o its historical neebourheid sharin the same name. It wis formit on 3 Mairch 1975 an initially cried as Minsk Raion. In 2001 it wis renamit tae its historical name. Its current population is 290,000 inhabitants.
Durin Soviet rule o Ukraine, Kiev haed 14 admeenistrative destricts. In early 21st century, a new law wis passed an the raions wur reorganisit intae 10 raions wi different borders an new names.
The Obolon destrict encompasses the territories o the umwhile Minskiy district and is still sometimes referred tae bi that name. It includes the umwhile toun o Pushcha-Vodytsia that uised tae be pairt o the Podil Raion an aw. The name Obolon comes frae the Auld-Ukrainian wird оболонь → болонь → болоньє (obolon' → bolon' → bolon'ye), which roughly translates as "flood plain" or a aurie that is bein engulfit bi watter. The destrict wis built up in the 1970s as a microdestrict in Kiev on the Obolon sands tae satisfee the growthe o the ceety. Due tae the composition o the soil at the time, the majority o the biggins wur at maist nine-stories taw, an few trees wur plantit when compared tae ither pairts o the ceety. That an few ither raosons oreeginally made the destrict no vera prestigious.
Wi the seicont construction period (2000–2005), the destrict haes seen new, comfortable apairtment biggins constructit closer tae the Dnieper river an haes become a attractive residential aurie. The new apairtments are hintle mair expensive an aw, awtho still cheaper than in the central pairts o Kiev. The destrict wis connectit bi metro in the 1980s, wi a station Obolon opened on 5 November 1980.
A yachtin club for baith kids an adults wis opened in aroond 1990, an recently mony o the Obolon lochs wur cleaned up in order tae mak the aurie mair attractive. The aurie closer tae the Dnieper river is a popular relaxation place for Kiev residents. The aurie is weel kent for the beer factory Obolon CJSC an aw.
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Coordinates: 50°31′1.2″N 30°30′8.3″E / 50.517000°N 30.502306°E