Verkhniodniprovsk
City in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
City in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Verkhniodniprovsk[lower-alpha 1] (Ukrainian: Верхньодніпровськ, pronounced [werxnʲod⁽ʲ⁾n⁽ʲ⁾iˈprɔu̯sʲk]) is a city in Kamianske Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. The city is located at confluence of the Samotkan into the Kamianske Reservoir at the Dnieper. Verkhniodniprovsk hosts the administration of Verkhniodniprovsk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population:15,477 (2022 estimate).[2] In 2001, the population was 16,976.
Verkhniodniprovsk
Верхньодніпровськ | |
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Coordinates: 48°39′22″N 34°19′42″E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
Raion | Kamianske Raion |
Hromada | Verkhniodniprovsk urban hromada |
Founded | 1779 |
City rights | June 5, 1806 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hennadiy Lebid' |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 16,976 |
Postal code | 51600 |
Area code | +380 5658 |
Licence plate / 04 | АЕ |
Website | http://www.vdn.dp.ua/ |
Until 18 July 2020, Verkhniodniprovsk was the administrative center of Verkhniodniprovsk Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to seven. The area of Verkhniodniprovsk Raion was merged into Kamianske Raion.[3][4]
The city is located 13 km (8 mi) from train station named Verkhniodniprovsk in Novomykolaivka, 25 km (16 mi) north-west from Kamianske, 73 km (45 mi) north-west from Dnipro.
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