Dniprorudne
City in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
City in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dniprorudne (Ukrainian: Дніпрорудне, pronounced [d⁽ʲ⁾n⁽ʲ⁾iproˈrudne]) is a city in Vasylivka Raion of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. The population is 17,736 (2022 estimate).[3]
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Dniprorudne
Дніпрорудне | |
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Coordinates: 47°23′10.8″N 34°59′49.3″E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
Raion | Vasylivka Raion |
Hromada | Dniprorudne urban hromada |
Founded | 1961 |
Incorporated | 1970 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Yevhen Matvieyev (de jure; detained by Russian military)[1] Mykola Pastushenko (de facto)[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 7.784 km2 (3.005 sq mi) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 17,736 |
Postal code | 71630 |
Area code | +380 6175 |
Climate | Dfa |
Website | |
Dniprorudne has had city status since 1970.[4][5]
During the first weeks of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine the city was captured by the Russian army.[1] On 13 March 2022 the Ukrainian government accused the Russian military of abducting Dniprorudne's mayor Yevhen Matvieyev, who protested along local residents against the Russian occupation of the city, including participating in a 27 February protest preventing Russian tanks from entering the town.[6][7]
The city had 22,773 inhabitants in January 1989.[8][5] As of the 2001, the city had a population of 21,271. The majority of the population are Ukrainians, while Russians form the biggest minority. The town is almost equally Russo and Ukrainophone.[9][10]
The city has an inland port.[4]
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