Location: Donetsk
Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Country: Ukraine
Oblast: Donetsk Oblast
Municipality: Donetsk City
Founded: 1869
City rights: 1917
Capital of Donetsk People's Republic: 2014
Raions: List of 9
Budionny Raion
Voroshylov Raion
Kalinin Raion
Kiev Raion
Kirov Raion
Kuibyshev Raion
Lenin Raion
Petrovskyi Raion
Proletarian Raion
Government• Mayor (Holova): Oleksandr Lukyanchenko
Area• City of regional significance: 358 km (138 sq mi)
Elevation: 169 m (554 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)• City of regional significance: 929,063
• Density: 2,600/km (6,700/sq mi)
• Metro: 2,009,700
Time zone: EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST): EET (UTC+3)
Postal code: 83000 — 83497
Area code(s): +380 622, 623
Licence plate: АН
Sister cities: Bochum, Charleroi, Kutaisi, Pittsburgh, Sheffield, Taranto, Moscow, Vilnius
Climate: Dfb
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Donetsk (Ukrainian: Донецьк [dɔˈnɛtsʲk]; Russian: Доне́цк [dɐˈnʲɛtsk]; former names: Aleksandrovka, Hughesovka, Yuzovka, Stalino (see also: cities' alternative names)) is an industrial city in Ukraine on the Kalmius River. The population was estimated at 929,063 (2016 est.) in the city, and over 2,000,000 in the metropolitan area (2011). According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, Donetsk was the fifth-largest city in Ukraine. Since April 2014, the city has been controlled by pro-Russian separatists from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.
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