Verkhnodniprovsk

Verkhniodniprovsk
Верхньодніпровськ
WW2 memorial in Verkhniodniprovsk

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Verkhniodniprovsk
Location of Verkhniodniprovsk
Coordinates: 48°39′22″N 34°19′42″E / 48.65611°N 34.32833°E / 48.65611; 34.32833Coordinates: 48°39′22″N 34°19′42″E / 48.65611°N 34.32833°E / 48.65611; 34.32833
Country
Oblast
Raion
 Ukraine
 Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Verkhniodniprovsk Raion
Founded 1779
City rights June 5, 1806
Government
  Mayor Gennadiy Mykolayovych Lebid'
Population (2001)
  Total 16,976
Postal code 51600
Area code(s) +380 5658
Licence plate / 04 АЕ
Website http://www.vdn.dp.ua/

Verkhniodniprovsk (Ukrainian: Верхньодніпровськ, pronounced [βɛrxnʲɔdnʲipˈrɔwsʲk]; Russian: Верхнеднепровск) is a city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of the Verkhniodniprovsk Raion (district). The city is located at confluence of the Samotkan River into the Kamianske Reservoir at the Dnieper River. Population: 16,885(2013 est.)[1]. In 2001, the population was 16,976.

Transport

The city is located 13 km (8 mi) from train station named Verkhniodniprovsk in Novomykolaivka, 25 km (16 mi) north-west from Kamianske, 73 km (45 mi) north-west from Dnipro.

Famous people

Verkhniodniprovsk was the birthplace of politician Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, who served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine from 1972 to 1989.

References

  1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  • "City history" (in Russian).
  • "Verkhnodniprovsk Raion economy" (in Ukrainian).


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