Horlivka

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Horlivka
Горлівка

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Horlivka is located in Ukraine
Horlivka
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Location of Horlivka
Coordinates: 48°18′N 38°3′E / 48.3°N 38.05°E / 48.3; 38.05
Country
Oblast
Raion
Ukraine
Donetsk Oblast
Municipality
Area
 - Total 422 km2 (162.9 sq mi)
Population
 - Total 289,872
 - Density 686.9/km2 (1,779.1/sq mi)

Horlivka, also spelled as Gorlivka (Ukrainian: Горлівка; Russian spelling is Gorlovka Russian: Горловка) is a city in the Donetsk Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. As of 2001, the city's population was 292,000. It is a coal mining and chemical industry center.

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The settlement was founded by Pyotr Gorlov in 1867, though it was little more than a series of mining camps until its rapid expansion in the 1930s.

In 1905, it was the scene of an armed uprising.

In recent years many mines have closed, and the city's population reduced by more than 10% during the 1990s.

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[edit] Sister cities

City Country Year of Signing
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Buffalo, New York Flag of the United States United States 2007

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