Kramatorsk

Kramatorsk Краматорськ
Coat of arms
Kramatorsk on the map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 48°43′N 37°32′E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Raion
Founded	1868
City status since	1932
Area
• City	117.1 km2 (45.2 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• City	173,700
• Density	583/km2 (1,510/sq mi)
• Metro	203,100
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	84300-84390
Area code(s)	+380 626(4)
Website	http://www.krm.dn.ua/

Kramatorsk (Ukrainian: Краматорськ, Kramators'k) is a city in the eastern Ukraine within Donetsk Oblast. Its population is about 200,000 people, including surrounding settlements under Kramatorsk City Council government.

It is an important machinery building centre of the region and Ukraine in general.

Demographics

Kramatorsk currently has a population of over 173,700 inhabitants (2008) and has a metropolitan area of over 203,100 inhabitants (2004).

The Russian language is dominant in Kramatorsk: 63.4% of citizens speak Russian, while 36.0% speak Ukrainian.

According to the 2001 population census, the ethnic composition of Kramatorsk is:

1. Ukrainians: 70.2 %
2. Russians: 26.9 %
3. Belarusians: 0.7 %
4. Armenians: 0.6 %
5. Azerbaijanis: 0.2 %
6. Jews: 0.1%

History

The city grew from a small village established by a small railway station in 1868 into a large, modern city with significant industries and links to Ukrainian transportation networks.

External links

• (Ukrainian)/(Russian) City government site
• (Russian) Blogs of Kramatorsk
• (Russian) Virtual Kramatorsk (the unofficial city portal)