Uzyn

Uzyn Узин
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Uzyn Location of Uzyn
Coordinates: 49°49′27″N 30°26′33″E / 49.82417°N 30.44250°E / 49.82417; 30.44250Coordinates: 49°49′27″N 30°26′33″E / 49.82417°N 30.44250°E / 49.82417; 30.44250
Country Oblast Raion	Ukraine Kiev Oblast Bilotserkivskyi Raion
First mentioned	1590
City rights	August 25, 1971
Area
• Total	67 km2 (26 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	12,122
Postal code	09161-09163
Area code(s)	+380 4563

Uzyn (Ukrainian: Узин) is a city in Bila Tserkva Raion of Kiev Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. The city and covers an area of 67 km² (26 sq mi). Population: 12,122 (2013 est.)^[1].

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 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 12,166 (as of 2011):

• 1975 - 16,000 inhabitants
• 2004 - 12,759 inhabitants
• 2005 - 12,628 inhabitants
• 2006 - 12,588 inhabitants
• 2011 - 12,166 inhabitants

Notable people

• Pavel Popovich (1930–2009), a Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent, arguably the first ethnic Ukrainian to fly in space.

References

Links

• UZYN Project - the relevance site.