Enerhodar

Enerhodar (Ukrainian: Енергода́р) is a city in north-west part of Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine. It is incorporated as a city of oblast significance. The population is 54,708 (2013 est.)[2].

Enerhodar

Енергодар
City of regional significance
Enerhodar at night
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Coat of arms
Enerhodar
Location of Enerhodar in Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°29′56″N 34°39′21″E
CountryUkraine
OblastZaporizhia
Founded1970
City status1985
Government
 • MayorPavel Muzyika[1]
Area
 • Total63.5 km2 (24.5 sq mi)
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total54,490
 • Density858/km2 (2,220/sq mi)
Area code(s)+380 6139
ClimateDfa
Websitewww.en.gov.ua

Enerhodar is located on the left bank of Dnieper River near the Kakhovka Reservoir. The city was founded on June 12, 1970, for building and serving the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant, the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe. Its major employers are the nuclear plant as well as a coal-fired thermal power station owned by Ukraine power company DTEK also located in the city.

Points of interest
  • City Hall
  • Enerhodar as seen from thermal power plant chimney
  • A tennis court in Enerhodar
  • Victory Park in winter
  • Zaporizhya Nuclear Power Plant
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References
  1. "The Mayor of Energodar has been wanted" (in Ukrainian). Ukrayinska Pravda. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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