Pokrov, Ukraine

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Pokrov Покров
City of regional significance
Skyline of Pokrov
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 47°39′12″N 34°5′3″E / 47.65333°N 34.08417°E / 47.65333; 34.08417
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Raion	Nikopol Raion
First settled	1883
Area
• Total	26 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation	71 m (233 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	37,493
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Website	https://pkrv.dp.gov.ua

Pokrov (

During the industrialization of the Soviet Union, the development of the mining industry intensified, Ordzhonikidze became a notable mining town in Soviet Ukraine.

On 22 October 1938, Ordzhonikidze, named after Sergo Ordzhonikidze, received the urban-type settlement status.

In 1971, a large

The city was established in 1956 when several miner settlements of the Ordzhonikidze Mine were merged into a city. Previously, in 1883 a Russian engineer-geologist Valerian Domger discovered rich deposits of manganese ore in a basin of the Solona River [uk]. Since that time, mining towns such as Prychepylivka (today – Hirnytske) started to appear in the area. In 1886, in place of the modern city were created Pokrovski quarries. Pokrov is located on the site of the 17th century Chortomlyk Sich.

On 15 May 2015,

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, Pokrov had a population of 46,654. Ethnic Ukrainians account for over 70% of the town's population. Russians, Belarusians and Germans constitute sizeable minorities.^[7]

Notable people

• Dasha Astafieva, January 2009 Playboy Playmate

Gallery

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  Pokrov park
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  Downtown
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  Apartment blocks
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  Taras Shevchenko monument

See also

• Privat Group (corporation in control of the city's industry)

References

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