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Donetsk
Донецк
Town[1]
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Flag
Coat of arms of Donetsk
Coat of arms
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Donetsk is located in Russia
Donetsk
Donetsk
Location of Donetsk
Donetsk is located in Rostov Oblast
Donetsk
Donetsk
Donetsk (Rostov Oblast)
Coordinates: 48°20′N 39°56′E / 48.333°N 39.933°E / 48.333; 39.933
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRostov Oblast[1]
Founded1681Edit this on Wikidata
Elevation
120 m (390 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total50,098
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
47,770 (−4.6%)
 • Rank318th in 2010
 • Subordinated toDonetsk Urban Okrug[1]
 • Capital ofDonetsk Urban Okrug[1]
 • Urban okrugDonetsk Urban Okrug[4]
 • Capital ofDonetsk Urban Okrug[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
346330–346342Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID60717000001

Donetsk (Russian: Донецк) is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the Seversky Donets River on the border with Ukraine. By road it is located 388 kilometres (241 mi) west of Volgograd. Population: 50,098 (2010 Census);[2] 48,040 (2002 Census);[7] 48,673 (1989 Census);[8] 38,000 (1970). It was previously known as Gundorovka.

History

Historical affiliations

Tsardom of Russia 1681–1721
 Russian Empire 1721–1917
Russia Russian Republic 1917
Soviet Russia 1918–1922
 Soviet Union 1922–1991
 Russian Federation 1991–present

The settlement was founded in 1681 by the Don Cossacks. It was known as Gundorovka until 1955.[citation needed] A museum called the Donetsk Museum of History and Ethnography was built in the city in 2005.

Administrative status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Donetsk Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Law #340-ZS
  2. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Law #215-ZS
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  8. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.

Sources

External links

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