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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.
Donetsk
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City | |
Ukrainian transcription(s) | |
• Romanization | Donetsk |
• Scholarly | Doneck |
Left to right from top: Transfiguration Cathedral (big image); Donbass Palace; Drama Theatre; Lenin Square; Opera Theatre; and bridge on Ilicha Prospect | |
Coordinates: 48°00′10″N 37°48′19″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 | 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,560,000 |
Demonym | Donechchany (Ukrainian: Донечча́ни) or Donchane (Russian: Донча́не) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 83000–83497 |
Area code(s) | +380 622, 623 |
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 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.[source?]
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