Dobropillia
Dobropillia
Добропілля | |
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 Dobropillia railway station | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk Oblast |
| Founded | 1840s |
| Area | 11.89 km2 (4.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 138 m (453 ft) |
| Population | 31,196 |
| Climate | Dfb |
Dobropillia (Ukrainian: Добропілля, Russian: Доброполье — Dobropolye) is a city of oblast significance in Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It also serves as the administrative center of the Dobropillia Raion, though it does not belong to the raion. Population: 31,196 (2013 est.)[1]; 35,638 (2001). Distance to Donetsk - 94 kilometres (58 mi).
On 13 June 2014, a civilian security guard was killed and two other civilians injured when rebel forces launched 26 grad rockets against a Ukrainian checkpoint in this town.
Demographics
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[2]
- Russian 61.0%
- Ukrainian 38.5%
- Belarusian 0.1%
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.
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