Irdyn

Irdyn (Ukrainian: Ірдинь) is a rural settlement in Cherkasy Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, central Ukraine. Population: 727 (2022 estimate).^[1]

Irdyn Ірдинь
Rural settlement
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Coordinates: 49°22′09″N 31°40′45″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Cherkasy Oblast
Raion	Cherkasy Raion
Town status	1941
Government
• Mayor	Oleksandr Maksymov
Population  (2022)
• Total	727
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	19630
Area code	+380 472

The settlement belongs to Bilozirya rural hromada, with the administration in the selo of Bilozirya.^[2]

History

Urban-type settlement was founded in 1930.

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

Population

In January 1989, the population was 1357 people.^[4]

In January 2013, the population was 865 people.^[5]

Language

Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:^[6]

Language	Number	Percentage
Ukrainian	1 001	95.52%
Russian	43	4.10%
Other[a]	4	0.38%
Total	1 048	100.00%

a Those who did not indicate their native language or indicated a language that was native to less than 1% of the local population.