Donets, Ukraine

For other uses, see Donets (disambiguation).
Donets
Донець
Urban-type settlement
Donets
Coordinates: UA 49°30′30″N 36°34′16″E / 49.50833°N 36.57111°E / 49.50833; 36.57111Coordinates: UA 49°30′30″N 36°34′16″E / 49.50833°N 36.57111°E / 49.50833; 36.57111
Country Ukraine
Oblast Kharkiv Oblast
Raion Balakliia Raion
Population (2016)
  Total 8,844[1]
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Donets (Ukrainian: Донець, Russian: Донец), until May 2016 Chervonyi Donets (Ukrainian: Червоний Донець, Russian: Червоный Донец), is an urban-type settlement in Balakliia Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. Population: 8,844(2016 est.)[1]

Donets is located on the right bank of the Donets River.

History

On 19 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Chervonyi Donets to Donets conform to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.[2]

Economy

Transportation

Donets has access (via a bridge) to the R78 Highway connecting Kharkiv and Balakliia, and is also connected by road with Pervomaiskyi.

References

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