Dnipropetrovsk facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Dnipro
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City of regional significance
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![]() Transfiguration Cathedral, central Dnipropetrovsk skyline, Merefa-Kherson bridge, Monastyrsky Island and Dnieper river
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Nickname(s):
Dnipro
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![]() Location in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
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Historic Governorate | Yekaterinoslav | ||
Founded | 1776 (247 years ago) | ||
City Status | 1778 | ||
Administrative HQ | Dnipropetrovsk City Hall, 75 Karl Marks Ave. |
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Raions |
List of 8
Amur-Nyzhnodniprovskyi
Babushkinskyi Zhovntevyi Industrialnyi Kirovskyi Krasnohvardiiskyi Leninskyi Samarskyi |
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• Type | City council, regional | ||
Area | |||
• City of regional significance | 405 km2 (156 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) | ||
Population
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• Rank | 3rd, UA | ||
• Density | 2,452/km2 (6,350/sq mi) | ||
• Metro | 1,460,000 | ||
Demonym(s) | Dnipropetrovetsʹ, Dnipropetrovchanka, Dnipropetrovtsi | ||
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | ||
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | ||
Postal code |
49000
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Area code(s) | +380 56(2) | ||
GDP | ₴ 207.9 million | ||
Website | dniprorada.gov.ua |
Dnipro (Ukrainian: Дніпро) 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, Kiev. 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.
Dnipropetrovsk is one of the key places for the nuclear, arms and space industries of the former Soviet Union.
Images for kids
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Catherine the Great monument in Ekaterinoslav (1840–1920)
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An aerial view of Dnipro. The Dnieper River, city's left and right banks, and a number of bridges can be seen.
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In the early 1950s, during the ongoing industrialisation of the city, much of Dnipropetrovsk's centre was rebuilt in the Stalinist style of Socialist Realism. The statue of Lenin pictured here was removed in March 2014.
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Entrance to the Taras Shevchenko Park
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Helena Blavatsky, 1877
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USSR stamp, centenary of Sergei Prokofiev, 1991
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Yulia Tymoshenko, 2011
See also
In Spanish: Dnipró para niños
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