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Melitopol

Also known as Melitópol’, Melitopil

Melitopol is a city and municipality in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, southeastern Ukraine. It is situated on the Molochna River, which flows through the eastern edge of the city into the Molochnyi Lyman estuary. Melitopol is the second-largest city in the oblast after Zaporizhzhia and serves as the administrative centre of Melitopol Raion. As of January 2022, Melitopol's population was estimated to be

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Melitopol is a city in southeastern Ukraine located on the Molochna River, and it serves as the administrative center for its surrounding district as well as being the second-largest city in its region. The city is strategically important as a major urban center in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, making it significant to the geography and governance of southeastern Ukraine.

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Melitopol
Settlement.other_name: Melitopil
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_seal: Coat of arms Melitopol.svg
Settlement.image_flag: Prapor of Melitopol.gif
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ukraine
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Raion
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Melitopol Raion
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Hromada
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Melitopol urban hromada
Settlement.population_total: 148851
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022
Settlement.area_total_km2: 51
Settlement.established_date: 1784
Settlement.established_title: Established

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: city of regional significance of Ukraine
Official name: Мелитополь
Demonym: melitopolitana
Award: Order of the Badge of Honour
Country: Ukraine
Official language: Ukrainian
Population: 148851
Area: 49.66
Elevation: 38
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Head of government: Ivan Fedorov
Official website: www.mlt.gov.ua
Image: Melitopol.jpg
Dialing code: 6192
Licence plate code: AP
Significant event: Capture of Melitopol

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on focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Ukraine
category for people born here: Q8063278
inception: 1784-00-00
native label: Мелитополь
twinned administrative body: Sliven
Commons category: Melitopol
topic's main category: Category:Melitopol
category of associated people: Category:People from Melitopol
postal code: 272300–272324
described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
P8168: Hugh Thompson Jr.

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Encyclopedic overview

23 sections

Contents

Etymology
Native names
Historical names
History
World War II
The Wotan Line Battle
Russo-Ukrainian War
Demographics
Geography
Climate
Culture
The Stone Grave
Melitopol honey
Commemorative silver coin
Economy
Government
Education
Transportation
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
Notes
References
External links

Melitopol has been under Russian control since March 2022. On 30 September 2022, the city was formally annexed by the Russian Federation; however, it remains internationally recognized as sovereign territory of Ukraine.

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