Uzyn
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Uzyn is a city in Bilotserkivskyi Raion
of Kiev Oblast
(province
) of northern Ukraine
. The city's population is 12,588 (2006), and covers an area of 67 km² (25.9 sq mi).
The largest industrial organisations within Uzyn are a sugar collective combine, from which Ukraine gets 7 % of its sugar production, as well as a tinning factory. There is also a base of the Ukrainian Air Force
s.
. In 1956, Uzyn received the status of a urban-type settlement
, and in 1971, the status of a city.
Bilotserkivskyi Raion
Bila Tserkva Raion is a raion in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Bila Tserkva. The raions area totals 1,276.8 km².-Subdivisions:Bila Tserkva Raion consists of 1 city , 1 town and 58 villages...
of Kiev Oblast
Kiev Oblast
Kyiv Oblast, sometimes written as Kiev Oblast is an oblast in central Ukraine.The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kyiv , also being the capital of Ukraine...
(province
Oblast
Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...
) of northern Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. The city's population is 12,588 (2006), and covers an area of 67 km² (25.9 sq mi).
The largest industrial organisations within Uzyn are a sugar collective combine, from which Ukraine gets 7 % of its sugar production, as well as a tinning factory. There is also a base of the Ukrainian Air Force
Ukrainian Air Force
The Ukrainian Air Force is a part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukrainian Air Force Command and headquarters are located in the city of Vinnytsia....
s.
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 OkrugOkrug
Okrug is an administrative division of some Slavic states. The word "okrug" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "district", or "region"....
. In 1956, Uzyn received the status of a urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
, and in 1971, the status of a city.
Demographics
The population of Uzyn is currently 12,588 (as of 2006):- 1975 - 16,000 inhabitants
- 2004 - 12,759 inhabitants
- 2005 - 12,628 inhabitants
- 2006 - 12,588 inhabitants
Famous people from Uzyn
- Pavel PopovichPavel Popovich- Biography :He was born in Uzyn, Kiev Oblast of Soviet Union . to Roman Porfirievich Popovich and Theodosia Kasyanovna Semyonov. He had two sisters and two brothers ....
(October 5, 1930), a SovietSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
cosmonaut of UkrainianUkrainiansUkrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
descent, arguably the first ethnic Ukrainian to fly in space.