Korosten

Korosten
Коростень
City
Korosten
Main street of Korosten
Flag
Coat of arms
Korosten
Location of Korosten
Korosten
Korosten (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 50°57′N 28°38′E / 50.950°N 28.633°E / 50.950; 28.633
CountryUkraine
Oblast Zhytomyr
RaionKorosten Raion
First mentionedAD 705
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 plateAМ
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 2025 its population was approximately 56,073[3][4]

Studios

  • Movie Land Animation Studios
  • Movie Land Digital Production Services
  • Movie Land Animation Software
  • Movie Land Sound
  • Movie Land Entertainment Group
  • Movie Land Workshop

References

  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. ↑ https://korosten-rada.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/soczialnyj-pasport_ukr.pdf
  4. ↑ 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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