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Korosten
Коростень | |
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  Korosten Location of Korosten .svg) Korosten Korosten (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 50°57′N 28°38′E / 50.950°N 28.633°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Zhytomyr Oblast |
| Raion | Korosten Raion |
| Hromada | Korosten urban hromada |
| First mentioned | 945 |
| Charter granted | 1589 |
| City Status | 1 January 1926[1][2] |
| City council | Korosten City Council |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Volodymyr Moskalenko |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.31 km2 (16.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 61,496 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 01xxx–04xxx |
| Area code | +380 44 |
| FIPS code | UP27 |
| Vehicle registration plate | AМ |
| Website | Official website |
Korosten (Ukrainian: Коростень, pronounced [ˈkɔrostenʲ] ), also historically known as Iskorosten (Іскоростень), is a historic city and a large transport hub in Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. It is located on the Uzh River. Korosten serves as the administrative center of Korosten Raion. As of January 2022, Korosten's population was approximately 61,496.[3]
- ^ Korosten // Big Encyclopedic Dictionary (in 2 vols.). / editorial board, ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. volume 1. M., "Soviet Encyclopedia", 1991. p. 633
- ^ http://korosten.osp-ua.info/
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.