Baranivka (city)

Baranivka Баранівка Baranówka
City
Saint Stanislaus Church in Baranivka
Flag Coat of arms
Baranivka Location of Baranivka in Zhytomyr Oblast Baranivka Location of Baranivka in Ukraine Show map of Zhytomyr OblastShow map of UkraineShow all
Coordinates: 50°18′N 27°40′E / 50.300°N 27.667°E / 50.300; 27.667Coordinates: 50°18′N 27°40′E / 50.300°N 27.667°E / 50.300; 27.667
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Zhytomyr Oblast
Raion	Novohrad-Volynskyi Raion
Area
• Total	22.34 km2 (8.63 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	11,343
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Baranivka (Ukrainian: Баранівка, Russian: Барановка, Polish: Baranówka, Yiddish: באראניווקע Baranivke) is a town in Novohrad-Volynskyi Raion in the Zhytomyr Oblast of Ukraine. Prior to the 2020 administrative reform, it was the administrative centre of the former Baranivka Raion. Population: 11,343 (2021 est.)^[1]. In 2001 the population was 12,584.

The name, (BARA)nivka, from the old Slavic language. means swamp, and from eastern Slavic, (BARAN)ivka, -- a ram of ovis. The Slavic meaning of the word is given not coincidentally as the town is located in close proximity to the Prypiat Marshes.

In Zhytomyr Oblast, between Novohrad-Volynskyi and Korosten, there is another small town of Barashi, about 50 km northeast from Baranivka.

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