Donetsk, Rostov Oblast

Town in Rostov Oblast, Russia

Not to be confused with Donetsk.

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Town in Rostov Oblast, Russia

Donetsk

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Coordinates: 48°20′N 39°56′E﻿ / ﻿48.333°N 39.933°E﻿ / 48.333; 39.933
Country| Russia
Federal subject| Rostov Oblast[1]
Founded| 1681
Elevation

| 120 m (390 ft)
Population

(2010 Census)[2]

• Total

| 50,098
• Rank| 318th in 2010

Administrative status

• Subordinated to| Donetsk Urban Okrug[1]
• Capital of| Donetsk Urban Okrug[1]

Municipal status

• Urban okrug| Donetsk Urban Okrug[3]
• Capital of| Donetsk Urban Okrug[3]
Time zone| UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]|

346330–346342

OKTMO ID| 60717000001

Donetsk (Russian: Донецк, IPA: [dɐˈnʲetsk] ⓘ) is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the Seversky Donets River on the border with Ukraine. By road it is located 388 kilometres (241 mi) west of Volgograd. Population: 50,098 (2010 Census);[2] 48,040 (2002 Census);[6] 48,673 (1989 Soviet census);[7] 38,000 (1970). It was previously known as Gundorovka.

## History

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Historical affiliations

> Tsardom of Russia 1681–1721
>  Russian Empire 1721–1917
>  Russian Republic 1917
>  Soviet Russia 1918–1922
>  Soviet Union 1922–1991
>  Russian Federation 1991–present

The settlement was founded in 1681 by the Don Cossacks. It was known as Gundorovka until 1955.[citation needed] A museum called the Donetsk Museum of History and Ethnography was built in the city in 2005.

## Administrative status

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Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Donetsk Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.[3]

## See also

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* Shelling of Donetsk, Russia

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e Law #340-ZS
2. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
3. ^ a b c Law #215-ZS
4. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
5. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
6. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
7. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.

## Sources

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* Законодательное Собрание Ростовской области. Закон №340-ЗС от 25 июля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ростовской области», в ред. Закона №270-ЗС от 27 ноября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в областной Закон "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ростовской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Наше время", №187–190, 28 июля 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast. Law #340-ZS of July 28, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Rostov Oblast, as amended by the Law #270-ZS of November 27, 2014 On Amending the Oblast Law "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Rostov Oblast". Effective as of the official publication date.).
* Законодательное Собрание Ростовской области. Закон №215-ЗС от 14 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границы и наделении статусом городского округа муниципального образования "Город Донецк"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Наше время", №319–320 (без приложений), 22 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast. Law #215-ZS of December 14, 2004 On Establishing the Border and Granting Urban Okrug Status to the Municipal Formation of the "Town of Donetsk". Effective as of the official publication date.).

## External links

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* Media related to Donetsk (Rostov Oblast) at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website of Donetsk (in Russian)
* Donetsk Business Directory (in Russian)

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Administrative divisions of Rostov Oblast

Administrative center: Rostov-on-Don • Rural localities

Districts|

* Aksaysky
* Azovsky
* Bagayevsky
* Belokalitvinsky
* Bokovsky
* Chertkovsky
* Dubovsky
* Kagalnitsky
* Kamensky
* Kasharsky
* Konstantinovsky
* Krasnosulinsky
* Kuybyshevsky
* Martynovsky
* Matveyevo-Kurgansky
* Millerovsky
* Milyutinsky
* Morozovsky
* Myasnikovsky
* Neklinovsky
* Oblivsky
* Oktyabrsky
* Orlovsky
* Peschanokopsky
* Proletarsky
* Remontnensky
* Rodionovo-Nesvetaysky
* Salsky
* Semikarakorsky
* Sholokhovsky
* Sovetsky
* Tarasovsky
* Tatsinsky
* Tselinsky
* Tsimlyansky
* Ust-Donetsky
* Verkhnedonskoy
* Vesyolovsky
* Volgodonskoy
* Yegorlyksky
* Zavetinsky
* Zernogradsky
* Zimovnikovsky

Cities and towns|

* Aksay
* Azov
* Bataysk
* Belaya Kalitva
* Donetsk
* Gukovo
* Kamensk-Shakhtinsky
* Konstantinovsk
* Krasny Sulin
* Millerovo
* Morozovsk
* Novocherkassk
* Novoshakhtinsk
* Proletarsk
* Rostov-on-Don
* Salsk
* Semikarakorsk
* Shakhty
* Taganrog
* Tsimlyansk
* Volgodonsk
* Zernograd
* Zverevo

Urban-type settlements|

* Gluboky
* Gorny
* Kamenolomni
* Sholokhovsky
* Uglerodovsky
* Ust-Donetsky

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