Uzyn
| Uzyn Узин | |
|---|---|
  Uzyn | |
 Uzyn | |
| Coordinates: 49°49′27″N 30°26′33″E / 49.82417°N 30.44250°ECoordinates: 49°49′27″N 30°26′33″E / 49.82417°N 30.44250°E | |
| Country Oblast Raion |
Ukraine Kiev Oblast Bilotserkivskyi Raion |
| First mentioned | 1590 |
| City rights | August 25, 1971 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67 km2 (26 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 12,588 |
| Postal code | 09161-09163 |
| Area code(s) | +380 4563 |
Uzyn (Ukrainian: Узин) is a city in Bilotserkivskyi Raion of Kiev Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. The city's population is 12,588 (2006), and covers an area of 67 km2 (26 sq mi).
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
Famous people from Uzyn
- Pavel Popovich (1930–2009), a Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent, arguably the first ethnic Ukrainian to fly in space.
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