Khartsyzk or Khartsyzsk (Ukrainian: Харци́зьк, pronounced [xɐrˈt͡sɪzʲk]; Russian: Харцызск, IPA: [xɐrˈt͡sɨsk]) is a city of regional significance in Ukraine. The city has a population of Population: 56,182 (2022 est.)[1]
Khartsyzk
Харцизьк Харцызск | |
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Khartsyzk Khartsyzk | |
| Coordinates: 48°02′34″N 38°08′33″E | |
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| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Donetsk Raion |
| Founded | 1869 |
| City status | 1938 |
| Area | 19.3 km2 (7.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 216 m (709 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 56,182 |
Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists took control of several towns in Donetsk Oblast.[2][3][4][5]
Unknown armed men took control of Khartsyzk city hall on 13 April 2014 and declared it part of the Donetsk People's Republic.[6]
A pro-Ukrainian unity rally, one of the few in the region,[7] was held in the town on 22 April 2014.[2]
Ethnicity as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census:[8]
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