Desna, Kozelets Raion
| Desna Десна | |||
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| Urban-type settlement | |||
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  Desna Location of Desna in Chernihiv Oblast | |||
| Coordinates: 50°55′52″N 30°45′25″E / 50.93111°N 30.75694°ECoordinates: 50°55′52″N 30°45′25″E / 50.93111°N 30.75694°E | |||
| Country |
 Ukraine | ||
| Region | Chernihiv Oblast | ||
| District | Kozelets Raion | ||
| Town status | 1960 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Town Head | Yuriy Ostashevskyi | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 0.08 km2 (0.03 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[1] | 125 m (410 ft) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total |
 7,562 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 17024 | ||
| Area code | +380 4646 | ||
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ | ||
Desna (Ukrainian: Десна) is an urban-type settlement in the Chernihiv Oblast in northern Ukraine.[2] The town's population was 7,180 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census[2] and 7,562 in 2011.[3] It is named after the Desna River which flows through the town.
The town houses a major military training center (169th Training Centre) of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.
References
- ↑ "Desna (Chernihiv Oblast, Kozelets Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Desna, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Kozelets Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ↑ "Actual Population of Ukraine on January 1, 2011" (PDF). State Statistics Committee of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Main Statistical Office in L'viv region. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
External links
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Media related to Category:Desna (Kozeletskyi Raion) at Wikimedia Commons
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