Pokrovskyi District
Pokrovskyi District
Покровський район | |
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| Country | Ukraine |
| City | Kryvyi Rih |
| Established | 1936 |
| Area | |
• Total | 59.5 km2 (23.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 142,955 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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Pokrovskyi District (Ukrainian: Покро́вський райо́н), known until 2016 as Zhovtnevyi Raion (Ukrainian: Жовтне́вий райо́н), is an urban district of northern Kryvyi Rih, south-central Ukraine. It is located along the river Saksahan. Among other districts of the city, it has about 6,000 hectares making it the largest in terms of area, with a population of over 142,955 people (2001). The district has 271 streets with a total length of 527 km, of which 192 are private sector streets.