Donetsk
Donetsk (UK: /dɒnˈjɛtsk/ don-YETSK,[1] US: /dən-/ dən-;[2][3] Ukrainian: Донецьк [doˈnɛt͡sʲk] (
listen); Russian: Донецк [dɐˈnʲetsk] ( listen)) is an important city in the eastern part of Ukraine, in the center of Donbas. It is the administrative center of Donetsk Oblast. Before the War in Donbas, which started 2014, about 1.1 million people lived in the city and its surroundings.
City | |
| Ukrainian transcription(s) | |
| • Romanization | Donetsk |
| • Scholarly | Doneck |
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  Donetsk | |
| Coordinates: 48°00′10″N 37°48′19″E / 48.00278°N 37.80528°ECoordinates: 48°00′10″N 37°48′19″E / 48.00278°N 37.80528°E | |
| Country | Ukraine (occupied by Russia) |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Donetsk Raion |
| Hromada | Donetsk urban hromada |
| Founded | 1869 |
| City rights | 1917 |
| Districts | List of 9
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alexey Kulemzin (installed by Russia; United Russia) |
| Area | |
| • City | 358 km2 (138 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,895 km2 (1,118 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • City | 901,645 |
| • Density | 2,519/km2 (6,523/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,560,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 83000–83497 |
| Licence plate | АН |
| Sister cities | Bochum, Charleroi, Kutaisi, Pittsburgh, Sheffield, Taranto, Moscow, Vilnius |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | gorod-donetsk |
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Donetsk is important for the industry in Ukraine. Before the war, it was the fifth-biggest city of the country. From 1924 to 1961, the city was called Stalino, before 1924 its name was Jusowka, named after its founder, John Hughes. Hughes was from Wales and founded a metallurgic factory in 1869. The factory soon developed into the city of modern-day Donetsk. Most people in Donetsk use Russian in everyday life. According to a census, about 48 percent of the population were Ukrainians, and about 46 percent were Russians.
Donetsk Media
A Monument for the Liberators of Donbas, dedicated to the soldiers who liberated Donbas from Nazism during World War II
Pro-Russian protesters in Donetsk on 6 April 2014, as the Kremlin deliberately stoked separatist sentiment among some local residents.
The spoil tips near the Kalmius. In the background is the Chervonohvardiiskyi District of Makiivka.
map of Donetsk downtown (Ukraine)
Victory Day on 9 May 2013
View from the roof of Centaur Plaza
Ствол шахти ім. Засядько (м. Донецьк), який знаходиться поруч із Щегловським кладовищем.
Donbas Arena stadium was opened in 2009.
The statue of pole vault legend Serhii Bubka which stands in Donetsk near the RSC Olimpiyskiy
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References
- ↑ "Donetsk". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-02-03.
- ↑ Template:Cite American Heritage Dictionary
- ↑ "Donetsk". Merriam-Webster Dictionary.