Dokuchaievsk
Dokuchaievsk
Докучаєвськ | |
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Coordinates: 47°45′07″N 37°40′42″E / 47.75194°N 37.67833°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
Raion | Kalmiuske Raion |
Hromada | Dokuchaievsk urban hromada |
Founded | 1912 |
Area | 11.9 km2 (4.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
Population (2022) | 22,835 |
Climate | Dfa |
Dokuchaievsk (Ukrainian: Докуча́євськ, pronounced [dokʊˈt͡ʃɑjeu̯sʲk]) or Dokuchayevsk (Russian: Докучаевск) is a town in Kalmiuske Raion of Donetsk oblast, 14 km from Olenivka railway station, 40 km south of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Dokuchaievsk urban hromada. The city is located on the river Sukha Volnovakha . Its population is approximately 22,835 (2022 estimate).[1]
Previously, it was administratively subordinated to the Volnovakha Raion Council. Named in honor of Vasyl Dokuchaev, a natural scientist, founder of scientific genetic soil science and zonal agronomy.
History
It was founded in 1912. It was originally founded as a urban-type settlement called Olenivski Kariery (Ukrainian: Оленівські Кар'єри). It has been a town since 1954. It was founded in connection with the development of flux limestone and dolomite mining for Petrovsky and Yenakiieve Steel.
In 1939 the town was home to 9.2 thousand people, in 1959 - 16.8 thousand people, in 2011 - 23.726 thousand people.
Starting in mid-April 2014
Demographics
As of the
- Ethnicity
number | percentage, % | |
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Ukrainians | 16,665 | 66.6 |
Russians | 7,053 | 28.2 |
Greeks | 533 | 2.1 |
Moldovans | 240 | 1.0 |
Belarusians | 128 | 0.5 |
- Language
Industries
Europe's largest flux and dolomite plant (including 5 quarries, 3 crushing and processing plants), construction materials production (reinforced concrete products plant), and motor transportation companies. Former Kalinin collective farm, Dokuchaievskyi state farm.
Cultural and social sphere
There are 6 schools, a palace of culture, a zoo, a stadium, 8 libraries, and a hospital.
Gallery
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Statues near Dokuchaievsk zoo
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St Vladimir Church
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Dolomite quarry near Dokuchaievsk
References
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
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