Kryvyi Rih
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Kryvyi Rih (Кривий Ріг) Krivoy Rog (Кривой Рог) |
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From upper left: Savior Transfiguration Cathedral, ArcelorMittal, Kryvyi Rih Main Station, Maksyma Hor'koho Square, Saksahan boat station
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| Motto: Life-long city | |||
 Location in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
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 Kryvyi Rih (Кривий Ріг)
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| Coordinates: 47°55′0″N 33°15′0″E / 47.91667°N 33.25000°ECoordinates: 47°55′0″N 33°15′0″E / 47.91667°N 33.25000°E | |||
| Country |
 Ukraine
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| Province |
 Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
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| Historic Governorates |
Kherson Yekaterinoslav |
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| Founded | 1775 (242 years ago) | ||
| Town charter | 1860 | ||
| City status | 1919 | ||
| Administrative HQ | Kryvyi Rih City Hall, Radianska Square |
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| Raions |
List of 7
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| Government | |||
| • Type | City council, regional | ||
| • Governing body | Kryvyi Rih City Council | ||
| • Mayor | Yuriy Vilkul | ||
| • MPs: | Yuri Pavlov Andriy Halchenko Konstantin Usov (PPB) |
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 410 km2 (160 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) | ||
| Population (2014 est.) | |||
| • Total | 654,900 | ||
| • Rank | 8th, UA | ||
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Kryvorizhanyn, Kryvorizhanka, Kryvorizhtsi | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 50000-50479 | ||
| Area code | +380 56(4) | ||
| Website | www |
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| Russian | |
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Kryvyi Rih (Ukrainian: Кривий Ріг [krɪˈβɪi̯ rix];,Crooked Horn) or Krivoi Rog (Russian: Кривой Рог [krʲɪˈvoj ˈrok]) is a city in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine; it is the 8th most populous city in the country. It lies within a large urban area, administratively incorporated with Kryvyi Rih Municipality as a city of region significance. It also serves as the administrative center of the district although it is not part of it. The city extends for 126 km from north to south.
Standing on the Saksahan and Inhulets river, Kryvyi Rih has been a major settlement for most of its history, going back to its founding as a postal city in 1775 by the Cossacks. A military settlement until 1860, it formed part of Kherson, although it was incorporated during the 20th century with areas of Yekaterinoslav. The township began to expand "at an astonishing rate" at the beginning of the 1880s. Kryvyi Rih's urbanization was unplanned; French and English investment arrived due to a boom in metallurgy, iron mining and investigation of rich deposits of iron ore. The building of the Yekateryninska Railway in 1884 – built for transportation of ore to the Donbas – transformed Kryvyi Rih into a major industrial town that culminated in city status in 1919. Nationalization and investment spurred by Soviet authorities led to extensive growth. In 1934 Kryvorizhstal was built, the first of more than 500 factories. The city also gave rise to the foundation of Kryvyi Rih National University. Financially, the city's growth after the Nazi occupation increased due to economic reforms. Also, investment spurred by Ukrainian Independence, market economy and the 2014 revolution led to extensive regeneration, particularly in the city centre.
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