Dokuchaievsk
Dokuchaievsk
Докучаєвськ | |
|---|---|
 Dokuchaievsk City hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk Oblast |
| Founded | 1912 |
| Area | 11.9 km2 (4.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Population | 23,733 |
| Climate | Dfa |
Dokuchaievsk (Ukrainian: Докучаєвськ) is a city of oblast significance in Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. The city is located on the river Sukha Volnovakha and is surrounded by Volnovakha Raion, which it does not belong to. Population: 23,733 (2013 est.)[1]; 24,383 (2001).
Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured Dokuchaievsk and several other towns in Donetsk Oblast.[2][3][4] Since then the city is controlled by the Donetsk People's Republic.[5]
Demographics
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[6]
Gallery
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Statues near Dokucheievsk zoo -
St Vladimir Church -
Dolomite quarry near Dokuchaievsk
References
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ http://www.newrepublic.com/article/117387/putin-accidentally-helping-unite-eastern-and-western-ukraine
- ^ http://en.itar-tass.com/world/735082
- ^ http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/osce-eastern-ukrainians-return-home-despite-landmine-danger-400148.html
- ^ http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/osce-eastern-ukrainians-return-home-despite-landmine-danger-400148.html
- ^ http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua
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