Dniprorudne

Dniprorudne (Ukrainian: Дніпрорудне; Russian: Днепрорудное) is a city in Vasylivka Raion of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. The population is 18,036 (2021 est.).[2]

Dniprorudne
Дніпрорудне
Steelworkers' monument in Dniprorudne
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Coat of arms
Dniprorudne
Location of Dniprorudne
Dniprorudne
Dniprorudne (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 47°23′10.8″N 34°59′49.3″E
Country
Oblast
Raion		 Ukraine
Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Vasylivka Raion
Founded1961
Incorporated1970
Government
 • MayorYevhen Matvieyev (Detained by Russian military)[1]
Area
 • Total7.784 km2 (3.005 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total18,036
Postal code
71630
Area code(s)+380 6175
ClimateDfa
Website

History

Dniprorudne has had city status since 1970.[3][4]

During the first weeks of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine the city was captured by the Russian army.[1] On 13 March 2022 the Ukrainian government accused the Russian military of abducting Dniprorudne's mayor Yevhen Matvieyev.[1]

Demographics

The city had 22,773 inhabitants in January 1989.[5][4]

Transport

The city has an inland port.[3]

  • Church of the Dormition
  • Central alley
  • Bus station
  • Recreation centre
  • Industrial college

References
  1. War in Ukraine: Russian forces accused of abducting second mayor, BBC News (13 March 2022)
  2. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 / Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
  3. Днепрорудное // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 8. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1972.
  4. Днепрорудное // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.399
  5. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
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