Donetsk

Donetsk (UK: /dɒnˈjɛtsk/ don-YETSK,^[1] US: /dən-/ dən-;^[2][3] Ukrainian: Донецьк [doˈnɛt͡sʲk] (listen); Russian: Донецк [dɐˈnʲetsk] (listen)) is an important city in the eastern part of Ukraine, in the center of Donbas. It is the administrative center of Donetsk Oblast. Before the War in Donbas, which started 2014, about 1.1 million people lived in the city and its surroundings.

Donetsk Донецьк  (Ukrainian) Донецк  (Russian)
City
Ukrainian transcription(s)
• Romanization	Donetsk
• Scholarly	Doneck
Left to right from top: Transfiguration Cathedral (big image); Donbass Palace; Drama Theatre; Lenin Square; Opera Theatre; and bridge on Ilicha Prospect
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Coordinates: 48°00′10″N 37°48′19″E
Country	Ukraine (occupied by Russia)
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Raion	Donetsk Raion
Hromada	Donetsk urban hromada
Founded	1869
City rights	1917
Districts	List of 9 Budionnivskyi District Voroshylovskyi District Kalininskyi District Kyivskyi District Kirovskyi District Kuibyshevskyi District Leninskyi District Petrovskyi District Proletarskyi District
Government
• Mayor	Alexey Kulemzin (installed by Russia; United Russia)
Area
• City	358 km2 (138 sq mi)
• Metro	2,895 km2 (1,118 sq mi)
Elevation	169 m (554 ft)
Population  (2022)
• City	901,645
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)
• Metro	1,560,000
Demonym	Donechchany (Ukrainian: Донечча́ни) or Donchane (Russian: Донча́не)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
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
Website	gorod-donetsk.com (Russian city occupational administration)

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Donetsk is important for the industry in Ukraine. Before the war, it was the fifth-biggest city of the country. From 1924 to 1961, the city was called Stalino, before 1924 its name was Jusowka, named after its founder, John Hughes. Hughes was from Wales and founded a metallurgic factory in 1869. The factory soon developed into the city of modern-day Donetsk. Most people in Donetsk use Russian in everyday life. According to a census, about 48 percent of the population were Ukrainians, and about 46 percent were Russians.^[source?]