Myrnohrad

Myrnohrad (Ukrainian: Мирноград, Russian: Мирноград), formerly Dymytrov (Ukrainian: Димитров, Russian: Димитров), is a city of oblast significance in Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population: 49,646 (2013 est.)[1].

Myrnohrad

Мирноград
City
Stakhanov Coal Mine in Myrnohrad
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Myrnohrad
Coordinates: 48°17′28″N 37°16′05″E
CountryUkraine
OblastDonetsk
Founded1911
City status1965
Area
 • Total23 km2 (9 sq mi)
Elevation
183 m (600 ft)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total49,646
Websitehttp://dimitrov-rada.gov.ua/

The city was previously named after Georgi Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Георги Димитров) - a prominent Bulgarian and Soviet communist politician, but was renamed to Myrnohrad during decommunisation in May 2016.[2]

Unlike in most bigger cities in Donetsk Oblast, the separatist Donetsk People's Republic 11 May 2014 referendum on independence was not held in the city.[3]

Demographics

As of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[4]

Ethnicity
  • Ukrainians: 64.2%
  • Russians: 31.3%
  • Tatars: 0.7%
  • Belarusians: 0.6%
  • Armenians: 0.2%
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Economy

The main city employer is a mining company "Myrnohradvuhillya" (formerly Krasnoarmiyskvuhillya, after the city's central train station) along with refining factory "Komsomolska".

  • Myrnohradvuhillya
    • Kapitalna coal mine (formerly Stakhanov coal mine)
    • Tsentralna coal mine
    • Dymytrova coal mine
    • Rodynska coal mine

References
  1. Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. "Rada renames some towns and districts as part of de-communization". Interfax Ukraine. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. (in Ukrainian) Impunity, who covers mayors separatists, Ukrayinska Pravda (4 October 2016)
  4. http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua


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