Enerhodar

Enerhodar (Ukrainian: Енергода́р) is a city in north-west part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. It is incorporated as a city of oblast significance. The population is 53,343(2020 est.)[2] .

Enerhodar

Енергодар
Enerhodar at night
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Enerhodar
Location of Enerhodar in Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°29′56″N 34°39′21″E
CountryUkraine
OblastZaporizhzhia
Founded1970
City status1985
Government
  MayorPavel Muzyika[1]
Area
  Total63.5 km2 (24.5 sq mi)
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total53,343
  Density858/km2 (2,220/sq mi)
Area code(s)+380 6139
ClimateDfa
Websitewww.en.gov.ua

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 Zaporizhzhia 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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