Dokuchaievsk

Dokuchaievsk (Ukrainian: Докучаєвськ) is a city of oblast significance in Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. The city is located on the river Sukha Volnovakha and is surrounded by Volnovakha Raion, which it does not belong to. Population: 23,733 (2013 est.)[1]; 24,383 (2001).

Dokuchaievsk

Докучаєвськ
City
Dokuchaievsk City hall
Flag
Coat of arms
Dokuchaievsk
Dokuchaievsk
Coordinates: 47°45′07″N 37°40′42″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Donetsk Oblast
Founded1912
Area
11.9 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Elevation
135 m (443 ft)
Population
23,733
ClimateDfa

Starting mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured Dokuchaievsk and several other towns in Donetsk Oblast.[2][3][4] Since then the city is controlled 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
  • Statues near Dokucheievsk zoo
  • St Vladimir Church
  • Dolomite quarry near Dokuchaievsk
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References
  1. Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. Ragozin, Leonid (16 April 2014). "Vladimir Putin Is Accidentally Bringing Eastern and Western Ukraine Together". Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  3. "Donbass defenders put WWII tank back into service". Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. "OSCE: Eastern Ukrainians return home despite landmine danger". Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  5. "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення". Retrieved 12 August 2016.


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