Enerhodar Енергодар |
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City of regional significance | |||
Enerhodar at night
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Location of Enerhodar in Ukraine | |||
Coordinates: 47°29′56″N 34°39′21″E / 47.49889°N 34.65583°ECoordinates: 47°29′56″N 34°39′21″E / 47.49889°N 34.65583°E | |||
Country | Ukraine | ||
Oblast | Zaporizhia Oblast | ||
Founded | 1970 | ||
City status | 1985 | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor (interim) | Pavel Muzyika | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 63,5 km2 (245 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) | ||
Population (2015) | |||
• Total | 54,490 | ||
• Density | 858/km2 (2,220/sq mi) | ||
Area code(s) | +380 6139 | ||
Climate | Dfa | ||
Website | http://www.en.gov.ua/ |
Enerhodar (Ukrainian: Енергода́р) is the city in north-west part of Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine. It is incorporated as a city of oblast significance. Population: 54,708 (2013 est.).
Enerhodar is located on the left bank of Dnieper River near the Kakhovka Reservoir. The city was founded on June 12, 1970, for building and serving the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant, the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe. Its major employers are the nuclear plant as well as a coal fired thermal power station owned by Ukraine power company DTEK also located in the city.
City Hall
Enerhodar as seen from thermal power plant chimney
A tennis court in Enerhodar
Victory Park in Winter
Zaporizhya Nuclear Power Plant