Enerhodar

Enerhodar
Енергодар
City of regional significance
Enerhodar at night

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Enerhodar
Location of Enerhodar in Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°29′56″N 34°39′21″E / 47.49889°N 34.65583°E / 47.49889; 34.65583Coordinates: 47°29′56″N 34°39′21″E / 47.49889°N 34.65583°E / 47.49889; 34.65583
Country  Ukraine
Oblast  Zaporizhia Oblast
Founded 1970
City status 1985
Government
 • Mayor Pavel Muzyika[1]
Area
 • Total 63,5 km2 (245 sq mi)
Elevation 29 m (95 ft)
Population (2015)
 • Total 54,490
 • Density 858/km2 (2,220/sq mi)
Area code(s) +380 6139
Climate Dfa
Website http://www.en.gov.ua/

Enerhodar (Ukrainian: Енергода́р) is the city in north-west part of Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine. It is incorporated as a city of oblast significance. Population: 54,708 (2013 est.)[2].

Enerhodar is located on the left bank of Dnieper River near the Kakhovka Reservoir. The city was founded on June 12, 1970, for building and serving the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant, the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe. Its major employers are the nuclear plant as well as a coal fired thermal power station owned by Ukraine power company DTEK also located in the city.

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References

  1. ↑ "The Mayor of Energodar has been wanted" (in Ukrainian). Ukrayinska Pravda. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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