Donetsk

Donetsk ({{lang-ua|???????}}, Donets'k; {{lang-ru|???????}}) is a city in eastern Ukraine on the Kalmius river. Administratively, it is a center of Donetsk Oblast, while historically it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the Donets Basin region, or Donbass. The city's name is often simplified to Donetsk.

Contemporary Donetsk

The city has 970,000 inhabitants (2004); the metropolitan area has 1,566,000 inhabitants (2004). It is the fourth-largest city in Ukraine. Donetsk and the surrounding territories are heavily urbanized and agglomerated into conurbation. The workforce is heavily involved with heavy industry, especially coal mining, but the city is very green and lightly-polluted for being a major industrial city. Donetsk has one of the highest standards of living in the region.

Related Topics:
Conurbation - Heavy industry - Coal mining

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The metro construction beneath Donetsk is underway, but no station is yet operational. Donetsk lies 95 km north of the Sea of Azov, a popular vacation spot for the city's inhabitants. The city's football teams are FC Shakhtar Donetsk, owned by Rinat Akhmetov, and FC Metalurg Donetsk.

Related Topics:
Metro - Station - Sea of Azov - Football - FC Shakhtar Donetsk - Rinat Akhmetov - FC Metalurg Donetsk

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