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
Dokuchaievsk City hall
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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
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