Horlivka
Horlivka
| Horlivka Горлівка |
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 Horlivka
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| Coordinates: 48°18′N 38°3′E / 48.3°N 38.05°ECoordinates: 48°18′N 38°3′E / 48.3°N 38.05°E | |||
| Country Oblast Raion |
Ukraine Donetsk Oblast Municipality |
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| - Total | 422 km2 (162.9 sq mi) | ||
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| - Total | 289,872 | ||
| - Density | 686.9/km2 (1,779.1/sq mi) | ||
Horlivka (Ukrainian: Горлівка Ukrainian pronunciation: [ˈɦɔrliu̯kɑ]; (Russian: Горловка (Gorlovka)) is a city in the Donetsk Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. As of 2001, the city's population was 292,000. It is a coal mining and chemical industry centre.
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History
The settlement was founded by Pyotr Gorlov in 1867, though it was little more than a series of mining camps until its rapid expansion in the 1930s.
During the Russian Revolution of 1905, it was the scene of an armed uprising.
In recent years many mines have closed, and the city's population fell by more than ten percent during the 1990s.
Famous people from Horlivka
- Alexander Volkov, Soviet-Russian cosmonaut
- Arkady Shevchenko, Soviet defector
- Nikolai Kapustin, Russian composer and pianist
- Ruslan Ponomariov, Ukrainian chess player
- Serhiy Rebrov, Ukrainian footballer
- Maksym Nkube, Ukraine, South Africa Marketing Mogul
- Jim Sagar, Ukraine, Barnsley Adult Movie Star
International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Ukraine
Twin towns — Sister cities
Horlivka is twinned with:
| City | Country | Year of Signing |
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| Barnsley |  United Kingdom |
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| Pensacola, Florida |  United States |
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| Buffalo, New York | United States |
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Links
Categories: Cities in Ukraine | Horlivka | Donetsk Oblast | Populated places established in 1867 | Donetsk Oblast geography stubs
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