Yalta (Ukrainian: Ялта) is an urban-type settlement in Mariupol Raion of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It was founded by Ukrainian Greeks, whose settlement in Southern Ukraine was sanctioned by Empress Catherine the Great,[3] and is named after Yalta in Crimea. Population: 4,700 (2022 est.)[2]

Yalta Ялта
Urban-type settlement
Flag Coat of arms
Yalta Location of Yalta in Donetsk Oblast Show map of Ukraine Yalta Yalta (Donetsk Oblast) Show map of Donetsk Oblast
Coordinates: 46°57′45″N 37°16′19″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Raion	Mariupol Raion
Founded	1780
Area
• Total	12.86 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	40 m (130 ft)
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	4,700
• Density	370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3
Postal code	87450, 87451
Area code	+380 6297

During the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine as part of the Russo-Ukrainian War, Yalta was invaded and occupied by Russian forces.

People from Yalta

• Viktor Chornyi (born 1968), Ukrainian politician
• Ivan Karabyts (1945–2002), Ukrainian composer and conductor

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