Dnipro
city and administrative center of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine
Dnipro (Ukrainian: Дніпро, Russian: Днепр, Dnepr), called Dnipropetrovsk until May 2016 (Ukrainian: Дніпропетро́вськ [ˌdʲnʲiprɔpɛˈtrɔu̯sʲk]; Russian: Днепропетро́вск [dʲnʲɪprəpʲɪˈtrofsk] Dnepropetrovsk) is a city in Ukraine and is the third largest city in Ukraine. About 1 million people live there. It lies southeast of Ukraine's capital city, Kyiv. It was founded in 1776. Dnipro enjoys a borderline semi-arid/Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification BSh/Csa), with relativity mild temperatures and plentiful sunshine year-round.
Dnipro
Дніпро | |
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 Transfiguration Cathedral, central Dnipro skyline, Merefa-Kherson bridge, Monastyrsky Island and Dnieper river | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | |
.svg)  Dnipro Location of Dnipro in Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 48°27′N 34°59′E / 48.450°N 34.983°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
| City Municipality |  Dnipro |
| Founded | 1776 (248 years ago) (officially) |
| City Status | 1778 |
| Administrative HQ | Dnipro City Hall, 75 Akademik Yavornitskyi Prospekt |
| Raions | |
| Government | |
| • Type | City council, regional |
| Area | |
| • City | 415 km2 (160 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • City |  984,423 |
| • Rank | 4th, UA |
| • Density | 2,411/km2 (6,240/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,460,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 49000—49489 |
| Area code | +380 56(2) |
| GDP | ₴ 207.9 billion[1] |
| Website | dniprorada.gov.ua |
Dnipro is one of the key places for the nuclear, arms and space industries of the former Soviet Union.
References
change- ↑ "Global city GDP 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
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