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Malyn
City in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Malyn (Ukrainian: Малин) is a city in Zhytomyr Oblast (province) of Ukraine located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northwest of Kyiv. It served as the administrative center of Malyn Raion until the administrative reform in 2020, when it was merged into Korosten Raion. Population: 25,172 (2022 estimate).[1]
Malyn
Малин | |
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![]() Railway station | |
Coordinates: 50°46′8″N 29°16′12″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Oblast | Zhytomyr Oblast |
Raion | Korosten Raion |
Hromada | Malyn urban hromada |
Founded | 891 |
Area | |
• Total | 60.92 km2 (23.52 sq mi) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 25,172 |
• Density | 444.5/km2 (1,151/sq mi) |
Postal code | 11600 |
Area code | +380-4133 |
Website | Malyn governmental site |
Located in a wooded area of Polesia (literally woodland), the city is known for its paper factory and a sheet of paper is depicted on the city's coat of arms. The city is located on Irsha river which is a left tributary of Teteriv.
Through the city runs an important railroad Kyiv – Korosten and a motor vehicle highway Kyiv-Kovel-Warsaw.
The town hosts a seismic monitoring station (designated PS-45) belonging to an international network of nuclear test monitoring stations intended to verify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) treaty.