{"id":5984,"date":"2020-03-16T14:11:04","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T14:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dannci.wpmasters.org\/citygov\/?page_id=5984"},"modified":"2026-04-30T09:23:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T09:23:54","slug":"about-our-town","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centrenergo.smartit.kyiv.ua\/pages\/about-our-town\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Town"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5984\" class=\"elementor elementor-5984\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8171ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c8171ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a38566e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a38566e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-312e69d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"312e69d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About <span style=\"color:#66777D\">our<\/span> DownTown<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c8f215 dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c8f215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Find out basic information about our city<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a5f35e e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a5f35e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c9d41b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c9d41b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dd628c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5dd628c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa07f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4aa07f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The advantages of this location, near the borders of three states and lying on important domestic and international transport routes, translate into the preconditions for good commercial connectivity. This is significantly enhanced by the existing railway junction and airport with international status.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ad6834 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ad6834\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The city occupies the Riverside Basin formed by the wide valley of the River Chiponge, contained by the outlying ridges of the Ore Mountains to the west and the Salt Hills to the east.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7c8b42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7c8b42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9695fd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9695fd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38bc035 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38bc035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The city is the administrative centre of the Riverside Region, and is divided in itself into four Districts. As an independent legal entity it is divided into 22 city wards, each with its own local government.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d221a8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d221a8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Downtown Columbus has emerged as a vibrant center of activity that continues to welcome historic growth and investment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5312985 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5312985\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a96851a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a96851a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/centrenergo.smartit.kyiv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/rb_5287-1024x625.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8133\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/centrenergo.smartit.kyiv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/rb_5287-1024x625.png 1024w, https:\/\/centrenergo.smartit.kyiv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/rb_5287-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/centrenergo.smartit.kyiv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/rb_5287-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/centrenergo.smartit.kyiv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/rb_5287-1536x937.png 1536w, https:\/\/centrenergo.smartit.kyiv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/rb_5287.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f274d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f274d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Overall specialist, administrative and organizational responsibilities are borne by Riverside\u2019s Municipal Authority in cooperation with the ward authorities. The city of Riverside is governed by the Mayor and the City Council, and each ward also has its own elected council and council leader.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efeccfa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"efeccfa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfaca4b e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bfaca4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffe57b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"ffe57b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">[shortcode-weather-atlas city_selector=2338422 layout=\"vertical\" current=\"0\" hourly=\"no\" unit_c_f=\"c\" background_color=\"#333\" daily=3]<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e673cda e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e673cda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52b0708 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52b0708\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44014d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44014d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3198428 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3198428\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c21f80 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c21f80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00dd585 dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00dd585\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Drive economic growth and competitiveness.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99cee37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99cee37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">generating new ideas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-425ee5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"425ee5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Beautiful neighborhoods, extraordinary schools, great restaurants and a rich cultural history make our city an ideal place to call home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7093b94 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7093b94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25be566 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25be566\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div 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data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">k<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb9b26a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb9b26a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professionals with advanced education, specialized skills, and the ability to innovate across industries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0cfb2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0cfb2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef3a40 tmnf_counter elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"2ef3a40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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reflecting their strong local economies and high standards of living.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5551ed8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5551ed8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3038a2b tmnf_counter elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"3038a2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Average Costs of Home Ownership<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"205\" data-from-value=\"0\" 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