Zaporizhzhia
Запоріжжя | |
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Ukrainian transcription(s) | |
• National/"BGN/PCGN" | Zaporizhzhia |
• ALA-LC | Zaporiz͡hz͡hi͡a |
• Scholarly | Zaporižžja |
Coordinates: 47°51′00″N 35°07′03″E / 47.85000°N 35.11750°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
Raion | Zaporizhzhia Raion |
Hromada | Zaporizhzhia urban hromada |
Founded | 1770 |
City rights | 1806 |
Raions | |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rehina Kharchenko |
Area | |
• City | 334 km2 (129 sq mi) |
• Metro | 4,675 km2 (1,805 sq mi) |
Population (2022) | |
• City | 710,052 |
• Density | 1,365.2/km2 (3,536/sq mi) |
• Metro | 840,866 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 69xxx |
Area code | +380 61(2) |
Climate | Dfa |
Zaporizhzhia,[1][note 1] formerly known as Aleksandrovsk or Oleksandrivsk until 1921,[note 2] is a city in southeast Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper River. It is the administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.[2] Zaporizhzhia has a population of 710,052 (2022 estimate).[3]
Zaporizhzhia is known for the historic island of Khortytsia, multiple power stations and for being an important industrial centre. Steel, aluminium, aircraft engines, automobiles, transformers for substations, and other heavy industrial goods are produced in the region.
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