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 Makiivka (Макіївка)
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| Coordinates: 48°05′00″N 38°04′00″E / 48.08333°N 38.06667°ECoordinates: 48°05′00″N 38°04′00″E / 48.08333°N 38.06667°E | |||
| Country | Ukraine | ||
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast | ||
| Raion | Makiivka City Municipality | ||
| Approx. foundation | 1696 | ||
| City rights | 1917 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Yuri Pokintelitsa | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 426 km2 (164 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 169 m (554 ft) | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • City | 353,918 | ||
| • Density | 1,786/km2 (4,630/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 392,221 | ||
| Postal code | 86100-86180 | ||
| Area code(s) | +380 6232 | ||
| Website | Official site of Makiivka | ||
Makiivka or Makeyevka (Ukrainian: Макіївка Ukrainian pronunciation: [mɑˈkʲijiu̯kɑ], translit. Makiyivka; Russian: Макеевка, translit. Makeyevka; former names: Dmytriivsk, Dmytriyevskyi) is an industrial city located in eastern Ukraine within the Donetsk Oblast (province), 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from the capital Donetsk. Administratively, it is incorporated as a city of oblast significance. Population: 353,918 (2013 est.).
According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the city had 389,589 inhabitants, 178,475 (46%) were men and 211,114 (54%) were women. It is an important steel industry and coal mining centre of the country. Makiivka is a leading metallurgical and coal-mining centre and has machinery and coking plants. Donetsk and Makiivka are practically merged into a conurbation.
Makiivka comprises a total of 5 raions (districts):
The city municipality of Makiivka includes also the following urban-type settlements (Ukrainian spellings are followed by Russian ones in parenthesis):
The mayor of the city is Oleksandr Maltsev (Ukrainian: Мальцев Олександр Миколайович) who was born in Makiivka in 1956.
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