Dokuchaievsk
Докучаєвськ | |
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 Dokuchaievsk City hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Dokuchaievsk .svg) Dokuchaievsk | |
| Coordinates: 47°45′07″N 37°40′42″E / 47.75194°N 37.67833°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Kalmiuske Raion |
| Hromada | Dokuchaievsk urban hromada |
| Founded | 1912 |
Area | 11.9 km2 (4.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 22,835 |
| Climate | Dfa |
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Dokuchaievsk (Ukrainian: Докучаєвськ, pronounced [dokʊˈt͡ʃɑjeu̯sʲk]) or Dokuchayevsk (Russian: Докучаевск) is a city in Kalmiuske Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Olenivka railway station and 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Donetsk. It serves as the administrative center of Dokuchaievsk urban hromada. The city is located on the river Sukha Volnovakha. Its population is approximately 22,835 (2022 estimate).[1]
Previously, it was administratively subordinated to the Volnovakha Raion Council. Named in honor of Vasyl Dokuchaev, a natural scientist, founder of scientific genetic soil science and zonal agronomy.
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.