Donetsk, Russia

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Donetsk (English)
Донецк (Russian)
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Location of Rostov Oblast in Russia
Donetsk is located in Rostov Oblast
Donetsk
Donetsk
Location of Donetsk in Rostov Oblast
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Administrative status (as of May 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Rostov Oblast[1]
Administratively subordinated to Donetsk Urban Okrug[1]
Administrative center of Donetsk Urban Okrug[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2004)
Urban okrug Donetsk Urban Okrug[2]
Administrative center of Donetsk Urban Okrug[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 50,098 inhabitants[3]
Rank in 2010 318th
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Previous names Gundorovka (until 1955)[citation needed]
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Donetsk (Russian: Доне́цк) is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the Seversky Donets River on the border with Ukraine. By road it is located 388 kilometres (241 mi) west of Volgograd. Population: 50,098 (2010 Census);[3] 48,040 (2002 Census);[5] 48,673 (1989 Census);[6] 38,000 (1970).

History

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Historical affiliations

File:Flag of Oryol (variant).svg Tsardom of Russia 1681–1721
 Russian Empire 1721–1917
Russia Russian Republic 1917
Soviet Russia 1918–1922
 Soviet Union 1922–1991
 Russian Federation 1991–present

The settlement was founded in 1681 by the Don Cossacks. It was known as Gundorovka until 1955.[citation needed]

During the Donbass insurgency in neighboring Ukraine, on July 13, 2014, the town of Donetsk was hit by mortar shells fired from Ukrainian territory.[7]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Donetsk Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.[2]

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Law #340-ZS
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Law #215-ZS
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  4. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
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Sources

  • Законодательное Собрание Ростовской области. Закон №340-ЗС от 25 июля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ростовской области», в ред. Закона №270-ЗС от 27 ноября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в областной Закон "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ростовской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Наше время", №187–190, 28 июля 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast. Law #340-ZS of July 28, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Rostov Oblast, as amended by the Law #270-ZS of November 27, 2014 On Amending the Oblast Law "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Rostov Oblast". Effective as of the official publication date.).
  • Законодательное Собрание Ростовской области. Закон №215-ЗС от 14 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границы и наделении статусом городского округа муниципального образования "Город Донецк"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Наше время", №319–320 (без приложений), 22 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast. Law #215-ZS of December 14, 2004 On Establishing the Border and Granting Urban Okrug Status to the Municipal Formation of the "Town of Donetsk". Effective as of the official publication date.).