Donetsk, Russia

For the city in Ukraine, see Donetsk.
Donetsk (English)
Донецк (Russian)
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Location of Rostov Oblast in Russia
Donetsk
Location of Donetsk in Rostov Oblast
Coordinates: 48°20′N 39°56′E / 48.333°N 39.933°E / 48.333; 39.933Coordinates: 48°20′N 39°56′E / 48.333°N 39.933°E / 48.333; 39.933
Coat of arms
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Administrative status (as of May 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Rostov Oblast[1]
Administratively subordinated to Donetsk Urban Okrug[1]
Administrative center of Donetsk Urban Okrug[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2004)
Urban okrug Donetsk Urban Okrug[2]
Administrative center of Donetsk Urban Okrug[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 50,098 inhabitants[3]
- Rank in 2010 318th
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Previous names Gundorovka (until 1955)
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Donetsk (Russian: Доне́цк) is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the Seversky Donets River on the border with Ukraine. By road it is located 388 kilometres (241 mi) west of Volgograd. Population: 50,098(2010 Census);[3] 48,040(2002 Census);[5] 48,673(1989 Census);[6] 38,000 (1970).

History

Historical affiliations

Tsardom of Russia 1681–1721
 Russian Empire 1721–1917
Russia Russian Republic 1917
Soviet Russia 1918–1922
 Soviet Union 1922–1991
 Russian Federation 1991–present

The settlement was founded in 1681 by the Don Cossacks. It was known as Gundorovka until 1955.

During the Donbass insurgency in neighboring Ukraine, on July 13, 2014, the town of Donetsk was hit by mortar shells fired from Ukrainian territory.[7]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Donetsk Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.[2]

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #340-ZS
  2. 1 2 3 Law #215-ZS
  3. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  6. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. "Ukraine's shelling could have irreversible consequences, says Russia". The Guardian. 2014-07-13. Retrieved 2014-07-14.

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