Dokuchaievsk
Dokuchaievsk
Докучаєвськ Докучаевск | |
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 Dokuchaievsk City hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Dokuchaievsk  Dokuchaievsk | |
| Coordinates: 47°45′07″N 37°40′42″E / 47.75194°N 37.67833°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Kalmiuske Raion |
| Hromada | Dokuchaievsk urban hromada |
| Founded | 1912 |
Area | 11.9 km2 (4.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 22,835 |
| Climate | Dfa |
Dokuchaievsk or Dokuchaevsk (Template:Lang-uk, pronounced [dokʊˈt͡ʃɑjeu̯sʲk]; Template:Lang-ru) is a city in Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. The city is located on the river Sukha Volnovakha in Kalmiuske Raion. Its population is approximately 22,835 (2022 estimate).[1]
History
Starting in mid-April 2014 Russian-backed separatists captured Dokuchaievsk and several other towns in Donetsk Oblast.[2][3][4] Since then the city has been under the control by the Donetsk People's Republic.[4]
Demographics
As of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[5]
- Ethnicity
- Ukrainians: 66.6%
- Russians: 28.2%
- Greeks: 2.1%
- Moldovans: 1.0%
- Belarusians: 0.5%
- Language
Gallery
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Statues near Dokucheievsk zoo -
St Vladimir Church -
Dolomite quarry near Dokuchaievsk
References
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ Ragozin, Leonid (16 April 2014). "Vladimir Putin Is Accidentally Bringing Eastern and Western Ukraine Together". Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Donbass defenders put WWII tank back into service". Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ a b "OSCE: Eastern Ukrainians return home despite landmine danger". Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення". Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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