Dniprodzerzhinsk

Kamianske Кам'янське
City
Svobody Avenue in Kamianske
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Dniprodym
Kamianske Location of Kamianske
Coordinates: 48°31′00″N 34°37′00″E / 48.51667°N 34.61667°E / 48.51667; 34.61667Coordinates: 48°31′00″N 34°37′00″E / 48.51667°N 34.61667°E / 48.51667; 34.61667
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Dnipropetrovsk
First mentioned	1750
Government
• Mayor	Andriy Byelousov
Area
• Total	138 km2 (53 sq mi)
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population (2016)
• Total	239,237
• Density	1,831/km2 (4,740/sq mi)
Postal code	51900
Area code(s)	+380-5692
Website	http://www.dndz.gov.ua/

Kamianske (Ukrainian: Кам'янське, Ukrainian pronunciation: [ˈkɑmjɑnʲsʲkɛ]), formerly Dniprodzerzhynsk, is an industrial city in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast of Ukraine, and a port on the Dnieper River. Administratively, it is incorporated within Kamianske municipality as a city of oblast significance. Population: 239,237 (2016 est.). Kamianske is a twin city of Dnipro.

Along with the city's name change, there was renamed the city's hydroelectric station to Middle Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Plant.

Beside the hydroelectric station, the city houses few other industrial enterprises Prydniprovsky Chemical Plant (closed down), Bahley Coke Factory, and Dnieper Metallurgical Combine.

The first written evidence of settlement in the territory of Kamianske appeared in 1750. At that time the villages of Romankovo and Kamianske, which make the modern city, were a part of the Nova (New) Sich of the Zaporizhian cossacks. The city was known as Kamianske, Stony Place (Ukrainian: Кам'янське, Russian: Каменское) until 1936 when it was renamed to Dniprodzerzhynsk in honor of communist Felix Dzerzhynsky, the founder of the Bolshevik secret police, the Cheka. On May 19, 2016 the city was renamed back to historical name of Kamianske. According to the latest data, its population is 273,700.