Makiivka

Also known as Makiyivka, Makeyevka, Makíjivka, Makéjevka, Dmytriivsk, Dmytriyevskyi

Makiivka (, , ), formerly Dmytriivsk () until 1931, is an industrial city in Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine, located east from Donetsk. The two cities are practically a conurbation. It has a population of It hosts the administration of Makiivka urban hromada.

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Makiivka is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast that forms a practically continuous urban area with the nearby city of Donetsk. The city serves as the administrative center for Makiivka urban hromada and has historically been an important industrial hub in the region.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Makiivka
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Makiivka.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Makijivka.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Donetsk Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Raion
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Donetsk Raion
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Hromada
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Makiivka urban hromada
Settlement.established_title: Approx. foundation
Settlement.established_date: 1696
Settlement.established_title1: City rights
Settlement.established_date1: 1917
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Yuri Pokintelitsa

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Encyclopedic overview

21 sections

Contents

Subdivisions and local government
Demographics
History
Ancient prior settlement
Founding
Industrialization and the Soviet era
Ukrainian independence
Russo-Ukrainian War
Economy and transport
Industry
Makiivka metallurgical plant
Transport
Culture
Religion
Sport
Gallery
Notable people
Sport
In popular culture
References
External links

Makiivka is a metallurgical and coal-mining centre of the Donets Basin, with heavy industry and coking plants supporting the local steel and coal industries. The city was captured by pro-Russian separatists in 2014 at the start of the war in Donbas and is currently occupied by Russia.

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