Irshansk

Rural locality in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine

Urban-type settlement in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine

Irshansk Іршанськ
Urban-type settlement
Stele at the main entrance to the town
Coat of arms
50°45′5″N 28°43′16″E / 50.75139°N 28.72111°E / 50.75139; 28.72111
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Zhytomyr Oblast
Raion	Korosten Raion
Area
• Total	14.76 km² (5.70 sq mi)
Population (2022)
• Total	6,346
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	12110
Website	Irshansk Town Council

Irshansk (Ukrainian: Іршанськ, translit. Irshans’k, Russian: Ирша́нск) is a rural settlement in Korosten Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. Population: 6,346 (2022 estimate)^[1].

Irshansk is (with Vilnohirsk) the centre of the Ukrainian titanium ore industry.^[2]

History

Until 26 January 2024, Irshansk was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Irshansk became a rural settlement.^[3]

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the population of Irshansk was 6,312.^[4]^[5]

Historical population
1970*	1979*	1989*	2001*	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
3 454	4 642	5 794	6 312	6 469	6 556	6 548	6 607	6 616	6 652	6 714	6 771

Languages spoken natively by residents are:^[6]

88.24% — Ukrainian
11.33% — Russian
0.13% — Belarusian
0.02% — Bulgarian
0.02% — Romanian
0.02% — Moldovan
0.02% — Polish

Government

References

^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
^ Ukraine's 2016 exports of titanium ore up 57.1% on year, UNIAN (12 January 2017)
^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
^ Статистичний збірник «Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2010 року» Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
^ Динаміка чисельності населення міст України
^ Розподіл населення за рідною мовою, Житомирська область Archived 2014-07-31 at the Wayback Machine