Zaporizhzhia
City and administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zaporizhzhia[2][note 1] (Ukrainian: Запоріжжя, IPA: [zɐpoˈriʒʲːɐ] ⓘ; Russian: Запорожье, romanized: Zaporozhye, IPA: [zəpɐˈroʐje] ⓘ), until 1921 known as Aleksandrovsk or Oleksandrivsk,[note 2] is a city in southeast Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper River. It is the administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.[3] Zaporizhzhia has a population of 710,052 (2022 estimate).[4]
Zaporizhzhia
Запоріжжя | |
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Ukrainian transcription(s) | |
• National/"BGN/PCGN" | Zaporizhzhia |
• ALA-LC | Zaporiz͡hz͡hi͡a |
• Scholarly | Zaporižžja |
Coordinates: 47°51′00″N 35°07′03″E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
Raion | Zaporizhzhia Raion |
Hromada | Zaporizhzhia urban hromada |
Founded | 1770 |
City rights | 1806 |
Raions | |
Government | |
• Mayor | Anatolii Kurtiev (acting Mayor since 30 September 2021)[1] |
Area | |
• City | 334 km2 (129 sq mi) |
• Metro | 4,675 km2 (1,805 sq mi) |
Population (2022) | |
• City | 710,052 |
• Density | 1,365.2/km2 (3,536/sq mi) |
• Metro | 840,866 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 69xxx |
Area code | +380 61(2) |
Climate | Dfa |
Zaporizhzhia is known for the historic island of Khortytsia, multiple power stations and for being an important industrial centre. Steel, aluminium, aircraft engines, automobiles, transformers for substations, and other heavy industrial goods are produced in the region.