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Donetsk

Also known as Hughesovka, Yuzovka, Aleksandrovka, Stalin, Stalino

Donetsk ( , ; ; ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin, and Stalino, is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine located on the Kalmius River in Donetsk Oblast, which is currently occupied by Russia as the capital of the Donetsk People's Republic. The population was estimated at in the city core, with over 2 million in the metropolitan area (2011). According to the 2001 census, Donetsk was the fifth-largest city in Ukraine.

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Donetsk is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine that was once the fifth-largest city in the country, with a metropolitan population exceeding 2 million people. It matters because it is currently occupied by Russia, which has designated it as the capital of the Donetsk People's Republic, making it a focal point of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

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Settlement.footnotes: Donetsk was founded in 1869 as a workers' settlement Yuzovka/Yuzivka around the metallurgical factory of the Welshman John Hughes. The settlement was established in lands of Yevdokim Shydlovsky, who received them upon destruction of the Zaporizhian Sich in 1775.The population of the metropolitan area is from 2004.

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Донецьк
Population: 927201
Area: 358
Elevation: 169
Official website: gorod-donetsk.com
Image: Вид из Донецкой областной администрации 003.jpg
Dialing code: 623
Licence plate code: AH

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Commons category: Donetsk
Commons gallery: Донецк
inception: 1869-00-00
native label: Донецк
postal code: 283000–283497
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Contents

History
Foundation
Soviet Union
Independent Ukraine
Russo-Ukrainian War
Geography
Climate
Government and administrative divisions
Demographics
Economy
Sports
Professional sports teams
Culture
Attractions
First Line Avenue (Artema Street)
Statue of Artyom (Fyodor Sergeyev)
Donetsk Opera and Ballet Theatre
Donbas Palace
Pushkin Boulevard
Monument to John Hughes
Forged Figures Park
Aqua park
Architecture
Religion
Media
Notable people
Sport
Museums
Transport
Local transport
Railways
Road transport
Air travel
Education
Twinnings
See also
References
Sources
External links

Administratively, Donetsk has been the centre of Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the larger economic and cultural Donets Basin (Donbas) region. Donetsk is adjacent to another major city, Makiivka, and along with other surrounding cities forms a major urban sprawl and conurbation in the region. Donetsk has been a major economic, industrial and scientific centre of Ukraine with a high concentration of heavy industries and a skilled workforce. The density of heavy industries (predominantly steel production, chemical industry, and coal mining) determined the city's challenging ecological situation. In 2012, a UN report ranked Donetsk among the world's fastest depopulating cities.