Donetsk

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Donetsk (Ukrainian: Донецьк, Russian: Доне́цк) is is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine on the Kalmius river.
Administratively, it is a center of Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the economic and cultural Donetskyi Basin (Donbas) region.

Donetsk formerly is known as Yuzovka after John Hughes, and then Stalino because of steel production in city (there is an erroneous opinion that city was named after Stalin).

The name of Donetsk comes from the Severskyi Donets, a tributary of the Don. The city was founded in 1869 by a Welsh businessman, John Hughes, who constructed a steel plant and several coal mines around the region. Today, the city still remains an important coal mining region of the Donbas and Ukraine, and houses the "Donetsk" special economic zone, established in 1998.

The city is currently home to two major professional football teams in Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk and Metalurh Donetsk, both of which currently play in the Ukrainian Premier League. Important attractions of the city include the Cathedral Transfiguration of Jesus, the Donetsk National University, and others.

In 2014 Donetsk had a population of 949,825 inhabitants, and the Donetsk-Makiivka metropolitan area had of about 1,700,000 inhabitants.
According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, Donetsk is the fifth-largest city in Ukraine.


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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk
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Coordinates:   47°56'46"N   37°51'13"E
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  • One of the 5 Ukrainian largest sities. Population is over 1 million.
  • This city is the best city in the world!
  • We have UEFA Cup-2009! It is cool!!!!!!!!