Myrnohrad

Myrnohrad (Ukrainian: Мирноград, Russian: Мирноград), formerly Dymytrov (Ukrainian: Димитров, Russian: Димитров), is a city of oblast significance in Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population: 47,460 (2020 est.)[1] .

Myrnohrad

Мирноград
City
Stakhanov Coal Mine in Myrnohrad
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Myrnohrad
Coordinates: 48°17′28″N 37°16′05″E
CountryUkraine
OblastDonetsk
Founded1911
City status1965
Area
 • Total23 km2 (9 sq mi)
Elevation
183 m (600 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total47,460
Websitehttp://dimitrov-rada.gov.ua/

The city was previously named after Georgi Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Георги Димитров) - a prominent Bulgarian and Soviet communist politician, but was renamed to Myrnohrad during decommunisation in May 2016.[2]

Unlike in most bigger cities in Donetsk Oblast, the separatist Donetsk People's Republic 11 May 2014 referendum on independence was not held in the city.[3]

Demographics

As of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[4]

Ethnicity
  • Ukrainians: 64.2%
  • Russians: 31.3%
  • Tatars: 0.7%
  • Belarusians: 0.6%
  • Armenians: 0.2%
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Economy

The main city employer is a mining company "Myrnohradvuhillya" (formerly Krasnoarmiyskvuhillya, after the city's central train station) along with refining factory "Komsomolska".

  • Myrnohradvuhillya
    • Kapitalna coal mine (formerly Stakhanov coal mine)
    • Tsentralna coal mine
    • Dymytrova coal mine
    • Rodynska coal mine

References
  1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. "Rada renames some towns and districts as part of de-communization". Interfax Ukraine. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. (in Ukrainian) Impunity, who covers mayors separatists, Ukrayinska Pravda (4 October 2016)
  4. http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua


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