Korosten

Coordinates: 50°57′N 28°38′E / 50.950°N 28.633°E / 50.950; 28.633
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Korosten
Коростень
City
Korosten
Main street of Korosten
Main street of Korosten
Coat of arms of Korosten
Korosten is located in Zhytomyr Oblast
Korosten
Korosten
Location of Korosten
Korosten is located in Ukraine
Korosten
Korosten
Korosten (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 50°57′N 28°38′E / 50.950°N 28.633°E / 50.950; 28.633
Country Ukraine
Oblast Zhytomyr
RaionKorosten Raion
First mentionedAD 705[source?]
Charter granted1589
City Status1 January 1926[1][2]
City councilKorosten City Council
Government
 • MayorVolodymyr Moskalenko
Area
 • Total42.31 km2 (16.34 sq mi)
Elevation
171 m (561 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total61,496
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
01xxx–04xxx
Area code+380 44
FIPS codeUP27
Vehicle registration plate
WebsiteOfficial website

Korosten (Ukrainian: Ко́ростень, pronounced [ˈkɔrostenʲ]; historically also Iskorosten Іскоростень) is a historic city and a big transport hub in Zhytomyr Oblast (province). It is in northern Ukraine. It is on the Uzh River. Korosten is the administrative center of the Korosten Raion (district). As of January 2022 its population was approximately 61,496.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. Korosten // Big Encyclopedic Dictionary (in 2 vols.). / editorial board, ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. volume 1. M., "Soviet Encyclopedia", 1991. p. 633
  2. http://korosten.osp-ua.info/
  3. 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.

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