Narodychi

Narodychi
—  Urban-type settlement  —
Narodychi Location in the Ukraine
Coordinates: 51°12′10″N 29°4′39″E / 51.20278°N 29.0775°E / 51.20278; 29.0775Coordinates: 51°12′10″N 29°4′39″E / 51.20278°N 29.0775°E / 51.20278; 29.0775
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Zhytomyr Oblast
Raion	Narodychi Raion
Area
- Total	5.23 km2 (2 sq mi)
Population (2011)
- Total	2,585
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Narodychi (Ukrainian: Народичі) is a town (urban-type settlement) in Narodychi Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Narodychi Raion. The population is 2,585 (as of 2011). It lies on the northern side of the Uzh River, 134 kilometres northwest of Kiev.

History

Narodytchi is located in the historic region of Polesia. Narodytchi was first mentioned in historical records in 1545. It attained the status of Urban Commune in 1958.

The Chernobyl disaster in 1986 had an extremely negative impact on all spheres of life in Narodychi. According to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated July 23, 1991 Narodichi was evacuated and was one of the worst hit areas by the radiation, affecting some 93,000 people in the Narodychi town and surrounding raion, 20,000 of which were children.^[1] This led to the cessation of all industrial enterprises and one of two secondary schools were closed. On the streets of Narodichi are many abandoned houses and dilapidated buildings of educational and medical institutions, etc.. Vital functions of the town however are gradually being established.

Geography

It lies on the northern side of the Uzh River, 107 km northeast of Zhitomir and 134 km northwest of Kiev.

Economy

Narodychi contains several industrial companies, including a bakery, a plant for the production of technical tapes (CP "tape") and a joint Bulgarian-Ukrainian producer of sewing accessories Ltd. ("TWI TKF"), although agriculture is practiced by most of the people, with extensive fields in the town and suburbs. The town has gymnasium, kindergarten, children's art house and central regional hospital.

References

1. ^ Marples, David R. (1 December 1991). Ukraine under perestroika: ecology, economics and the workers' revolt. University of Alberta Press. pp. 62–74. ISBN 978-0-88864-229-5. http://books.google.com/books?id=1xJZAAAAYAAJ. Retrieved 10 November 2011.