Piatypillia

Piatypillia
П'ятипілля
Piatypillia is located in Donetsk Oblast
Piatypillia
Piatypillia
Location of Piatypillia within Donetsk Oblast
Piatypillia is located in Ukraine
Piatypillia
Piatypillia
Piatypillia (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°00′43″N 38°05′31″E / 48.01194°N 38.09194°E / 48.01194; 38.09194
Country Ukraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
RaionDonetsk Raion
Elevation220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total3,155
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
86192
Area code+380 6232

Piatypillia[a] or Proletarske[b] is an urban-type settlement in Makiivka municipality, Donetsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Population: 3,155 (2022 estimate).[2]

Geography

The town is located in the central part of Donetsk Oblast, in the Donetsk-Makiivka conurbation. It is located 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of Donetsk city center, and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest of Khartsyzk. It has an elevation of 220 metres (720 ft).[1]

History

Proletarske was founded in 1937. It received urban-type settlement status in 1956.[1]

The town, when it was known as Proletarske, was taken over by Russian proxy forces during the war in Donbas that began in 2014. In 2016, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine issued an edict renaming it to Piatypillia in accordance with decommunization laws.[3]

Economy

The town contains a bituminous coal mine and a structural steel plant.[1]

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Ukrainian: П'ятипілля; Russian: Пятиполье, romanizedPyatipole
  2. ^ /prlɛˈtɑːrskɛ/;[1] Ukrainian: Пролета́рське; Russian: Пролетарское, romanizedProletarskoye

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