Sverdlovsk, Ukraine
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Sverdlovsk Свердловськ (Ukrainian) |
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 Sverdlovsk
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| Coordinates: 48°04′40″N 39°38′50″E / 48.07778°N 39.64722°ECoordinates: 48°04′40″N 39°38′50″E / 48.07778°N 39.64722°E | |||
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 Ukraine
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| Oblast | Luhansk Oblast | ||
| Founded | 1938 | ||
| City Status | 1938 | ||
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| • Mayor | Oleksandr Shmalts | ||
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| • Total | 83 km2 (32 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 268 m (879 ft) | ||
| Population (2012) | |||
| • Total | 105,276 | ||
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 94800—94819 | ||
| Area code(s) | (+380) 6434 | ||
| Vehicle registration | BB / 13 | ||
| Climate | Dfb | ||
| Website | http://svk.gov.ua | ||
Sverdlovsk (Ukrainian: Свердловськ, translit. Sverdlovs’k; Russian: Свердловск) is a city in Luhansk Oblast (region) of south-eastern Ukraine on the border with the Russian Federation. Serving as the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Raion (district), the city itself is incorporated as a city of oblast significance, does not belong to the raion, and is located approximately 80 km from the oblast capital, Luhansk. On 12 May 2016 it was renamed Dovzhansk (Ukrainian: Довжанськ, translit. Dovzhansʹk) by the Ukrainian government as part of decommunization. The city is controlled by the self-declared Luhansk People's Republic and the name change has not been enforced. Population: 64,225 (2016 est.).
Most of the city residents work in the mining industry. The city municipality also includes the city of Chervonopartyzansk, six towns and several smaller settlements.
The city serves as an international gateway between Ukraine and Russia and has border checkpoint in Chervonopartyzansk.
The city tracks its roots from a small village in the headstream of Dolzhyk River. At the end of the 18th century, it was granted by Catherine II of Russia to ataman Vasyl Orlov as a reward for his excellent military service. The farmland took on the name Dolzhykovo-Orlovske. Development of the area significantly expanded towards the end of the 19th century, after the discovery of coal in the Donetsk region.
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