Opachychi
Opachychi
Опачичі | |
|---|---|
.svg)  Opachychi Location of Opachychi in Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 51°12′25.3″N 30°18′38.1″E / 51.207028°N 30.310583°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Kiev |
| Raion | Chernobyl (1923–1988) Ivankiv (since 1988) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 19[1] |
| Area code | +380 4493 |
Opachychi (Ukrainian: Опачичі) was a village in the Ivankivskyi Raion (district), in Kiev Oblast (province) of central Ukraine, located south-east of Chernobyl.
History
The village is infamous for being an outlying area within the Chernobyl accident exclusion zone. The permanent population was evacuated following the 1986 accident, and officially the village was liquidated (i.e. excluded from the list of settlements of Kiev Oblast) in 1999. However, despite radioactive contamination a few residents (samosely) have returned to live there, and as of 28 March 2006 the population was 19.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Stone, Richard (2006-03-28). "The Long Shadow of Chernobyl". National Geographic. p. 32. Retrieved 2006-03-28.
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