Uzyn

Uzyn

Uzyn

City in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine

Uzyn (Ukrainian: Узин) 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]

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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

Uzyn was first mentioned in the year 1590 under the name Uzenytsia, and later as Tenberschyna. 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 Bilotserkivskyi Okrug. In 1956, Uzyn received the status of an urban-type settlement, and in 1971, the status of a city.

Demographics

The 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

References

  1. [1]
    "Узинская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. [2]
    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.
  3. [3]
    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.
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