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Desna, Chernihiv Oblast

Coordinates: 50°55′52″N 30°45′25″E / 50.93111°N 30.75694°E / 50.93111; 30.75694
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Desna
Десна
Flag of Desna
Coat of arms of Desna
Desna is located in Chernihiv Oblast
Desna
Desna
Location of Desna in Chernihiv Oblast
Coordinates: 50°55′52″N 30°45′25″E / 50.93111°N 30.75694°E / 50.93111; 30.75694
Country Ukraine
RegionChernihiv Oblast
DistrictKozelets Raion
Town status1960
Government
 • Town HeadYuriy Ostashevskyi
Area
 • Total0.08 km2 (0.03 sq mi)
Elevation125 m (410 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • TotalDecrease 7,372
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
17024
Area code+380 4646
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/

Desna (Ukrainian: Десна) is an urban-type settlement in Kozelets Raion, Chernihiv Oblast in northern Ukraine.[2] The town's population was 7,180 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 7,372 (2020 est.)[3] It is named after the Desna River which flows through the settlement.

The town houses a major military training center (169th Training Centre) of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.

References

  1. ^ "Desna (Chernihiv Oblast, Kozelets Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Desna, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Kozelets Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  3. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2020 року / Population of Ukraine Number of Existing as of January 1, 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2023.