Zaporizhzhia

Zaporizhzhia

Запоріжжя
Zaporizhzhia Запоріжжя
City
Ukrainian transcription(s)
• National/"BGN/PCGN"	Zaporizhzhia
• ALA-LC	Zaporiz͡hz͡hi͡a
• Scholarly	Zaporižžja
	From top to bottom and left to right: Sobornyi Avenue; Zaporozhian Sich Historical-Cultural Complex; Zaporizhzhia Musical and Drama Theatre; Festival Square and the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Administrative Council; Dnieper Hydroelectric Station; Zaporizhzhia International Airport; Slavutych Arena Stadium; Zaporizhzhia-1 railway station;
	Flag Coat of arms Tourist logo (since 2017)
	Zaporizhzhia Zaporizhzhia
	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	7 Zavodskyi District; Khortytskyi District; Komunarskyi District; Dniprovskyi District; Oleksandrivskyi District; Voznesenskyi District; Shevchenkivskyi District;
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]} (Ukrainian: Запоріжжя, IPA: [zɐpoˈriʒʲːɐ] ^ⓘ; Russian: Запорожье, romanized: Zaporozhye, IPA: [zəpɐˈroʐje] ^ⓘ), formerly known as Aleksandrovsk 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.

^ "Про затвердження транслітерації написання географічної назви міста Запоріжжя латиницею. Рішення виконавчого комітету №476". Zaporizhzhia city council. Executive committee. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
^ (in Ukrainian) [1] Archived 6 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine
^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.

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[1] "Про затвердження транслітерації написання географічної назви міста Запоріжжя латиницею. Рішення виконавчого комітету №476". Zaporizhzhia city council. Executive committee. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.

[4] (in Ukrainian) [1] Archived 6 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine

[ua2022estimate-5] Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.

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