Pershotravensk

Pershotravensk (Ukrainian: Першотравенськ, pronounced [perʃoˈtrɑwenʲsʲk]) is a city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Administratively, it is incorporated as the town of oblast significance. Population: 28,178(2019 est.)[2]

Pershotravensk

Першотравенськ
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Pershotravensk
Location of Pershotravensk
Pershotravensk
Pershotravensk (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°20′51″N 36°24′06″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Dnipropetrovsk
Established1954
City from1966[1]
Elevation
132 m (433 ft)
Population
 (2019)
  Total28 178
Postal code
52800—52899
Area code(s)+380-5633

History

Until May 1960 it was known as a town Shakhtarske. City since February 1966.

In 1974 the population was 23.6 thousand people[1].

In January 1989 the population was 28 068 people[3]

In January 2013 the population was 29 019 people[4].

Ukraine and Zenit St. Petersburg footballer, Yaroslav Rakitskiy, is from the town.

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