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Donetsk, Russia

Donetsk (English)
Донецк (Russian)
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Донецк-Россия Стела Донецк.jpg
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Location of Rostov Oblast in Russia
Donetsk is located in Rostov Oblast
Donetsk
Donetsk
Location of Donetsk in Rostov Oblast
Coordinates: 48°20′N 39°56′E / 48.333°N 39.933°E / 48.333; 39.933Coordinates: 48°20′N 39°56′E / 48.333°N 39.933°E / 48.333; 39.933
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Coat of arms
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Administrative status (as of May 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Rostov Oblast
Administratively subordinated to Donetsk Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Donetsk Urban Okrug
Municipal status (as of December 2004)
Urban okrug Donetsk Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Donetsk Urban Okrug
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 50,098 inhabitants
Rank in 2010 318th
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Previous names Gundorovka (until 1955)
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Donetsk (Russian: Доне́цк) is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the Seversky Donets River on the border with Ukraine. By road it is located 388 kilometres (241 mi) west of Volgograd. Population: 50,098 (2010 Census);48,040 (2002 Census);48,673 (1989 Census); 38,000 (1970).

Tsardom of Russia 1681–1721
 Russian Empire 1721–1917
Russia Russian Republic 1917
Soviet Russia 1918–1922
 Soviet Union 1922–1991
 Russian Federation 1991–present


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