Desna, Kozelets Raion

Desna
Десна
Urban-type settlement

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Desna
Location of Desna in Chernihiv Oblast
Coordinates: 50°55′52″N 30°45′25″E / 50.93111°N 30.75694°E / 50.93111; 30.75694Coordinates: 50°55′52″N 30°45′25″E / 50.93111°N 30.75694°E / 50.93111; 30.75694
Country  Ukraine
Region Chernihiv Oblast
District Kozelets Raion
Town status 1960
Government
  Town Head Yuriy Ostashevskyi
Area
  Total 0.08 km2 (0.03 sq mi)
Elevation[1] 125 m (410 ft)
Population (2016)
  Total Increase 7,572
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code 17024
Area code +380 4646
Website http://rada.gov.ua/

Desna (Ukrainian: Десна) is an urban-type settlement in Kozelets Raion, Chernihiv Oblast in northern Ukraine.[2] The town's population was 7,180 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 7,572(2015 est.)[3] It is named after the Desna River which flows through the town.

The town houses a major military training center (169th Training Centre) of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.

References

  1. "Desna (Chernihiv Oblast, Kozelets Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Desna, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Kozelets Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  3. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.


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