Dnipro
Dnipro Дніпро | |
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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 |
Dnipro (Ukrainian: Дніпро) 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. Dnipro enjoys a borderline semi-arid/Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification BSh/Csa), with relativity mild temperatures and plentiful sunshine year-round.
Dnipropetrovsk is one of the key places for the nuclear, arms and space industries of 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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