Dnipro
Dnipropetrovsk (Дніпропетровськ) Dnepropetrovsk (Днепропетровск) | |
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 Transfiguration Cathedral, central Dnipropetrovsk skyline, Merefa-Kherson bridge, Monastyrsky Island and Dnieper river | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Dnipro | |
 Location in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
| City Municipality | Dnipropetrovsk
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| Historic Governorate | Yekaterinoslav |
| Founded | 1776 (249 years ago) |
| City Status | 1778 |
| Administrative HQ | Dnipropetrovsk City Hall, 75 Karl Marks Ave. |
| Raions | |
| Government | |
| • Type | City council, regional |
| • Governing body | Dnipropetrovsk City Council |
| • Mayor | Borys Filatov (UKROP)[1] |
| • MPs: | Yakov Bezbakh Maksim Kuryachy (PPB) Andriy Denisenko (PPB) Borys Filatov Ivan Kulichenko (PPB) |
| Area | |
| • City of regional significance | 405 km2 (156 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • City of regional significance |  979,046 |
| • Rank | 3rd, UA |
| • Density | 2,452/km2 (6,350/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,460,000 |
| Demonym(s) | Dnipropetrovetsʹ, Dnipropetrovchanka, Dnipropetrovtsi |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 49000 |
| Area code | +380 56(2) |
| GDP | ₴ 207.9 million [2] |
| Website | dniprorada.gov.ua |
Dnipropetrovsk (Ukrainian: Дніпропетровськ) is a city in Ukraine and is the third largest city in Ukraine. About 1 million people live there. It lies southeast of Ukraine's capital city, Kiev. It was founded in 1776. Dnipropetrovsk is one of the key places for the nuclear, arms and space industries from the former Soviet Union.
References
- ↑ Borys Filatov becomes Dnipropetrovsk mayor – election commission, Ukrinform (18 November 2015)
- ↑ "Global city GDP 2011" (PDF).
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