Slavutych

Slavutych
Славутич
One of Slavutych's residential areas
Slavutych
Location of Slavutych in Ukraine
Slavutych
Slavutych (Chernihiv Oblast)
Slavutych
Slavutych (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 51°31′14″N 30°45′25″E / 51.52056°N 30.75694°E / 51.52056; 30.75694
Country Ukraine
OblastKyiv Oblast
RaionVyshhorod Raion
HromadaSlavutych urban hromada
Founded1986
City rights1986
Government
  MayorYurii Fomichev
Area
  Total
2.53 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2022)
  Total
24,464
  Density9,700/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
Postal code
07101
Area code+380 4579
Websitee-slavutich.gov.ua

Slavutych (Ukrainian: Славутич, IPA: [slɐˈwutɪtʃ] ) is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, purpose-built for the evacuated personnel of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant after the 1986 disaster that occurred near the city of Pripyat. Geographically located within Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Slavutych is administratively subordinated to the Kyiv Oblast and is part of Vyshhorod Raion. It is coterminous with Slavutych urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. In 2021 the city had a population of 24,464 (2022 estimate). In 2024, about 20,000 people live there.