Zarichne, Rivne Oblast

Zarichne
Зарічне
Urban-type settlement

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Zarichne
Location of Zarichne in Ukraine
Coordinates: 51°49′32″N 26°08′34″E / 51.82556°N 26.14278°E / 51.82556; 26.14278Coordinates: 51°49′32″N 26°08′34″E / 51.82556°N 26.14278°E / 51.82556; 26.14278
Country  Ukraine
Province  Rivne Oblast
District Zarichne Raion
Founded September 27, 1480
Town status 1959
Government
 • Town Head Stepan Kostiukovych
Area
 • Total 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Elevation[1] 161 m (528 ft)
Population (2017)
 • Total 7,375
 • Density 980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code 34000
Area code +380 3632
Website http://rada.gov.ua/

Zarichne (Ukrainian: Зарічне, Russian: Зарéчное, Polish: Pohost Zarzeczny) is an urban-type settlement in Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. The town also serves as the administrative center of Zarichne Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings. Its population is 6,854 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 7,345 (2017 est.)[3]

The settlement was first founded on September 27, 1480, as Pohost Zarzeczny (Ukrainian: Погост-Зарічний). In 1946, the settlement was renamed to its current "Zarichne." In 1959, the settlement acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1959.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Zarichne (Rivne Oblast, Zarichne Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Zarichne, Rivne Oblast, Zarichne Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 26 August 2017.


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