There are 20 populated places in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, that have been officially granted city status (Ukrainian: місто, romanized: misto) by the Verkhovna Rada, the country's parliament.[2] Settlements with more than 10,000 people are eligible for city status, although the status is typically also granted to settlements of historical or regional importance.[3][4][5] As of 5 December 2001, the date of the first and only official census in the country since independence,[a] the most populous city in the oblast was the regional capital, Dnipro, with a population of 1,080,846 people, while the least populous city was Pereshchepyne, with 10,041 people.[6][7] After the enactment of decommunization laws, three cities within the oblast, including the regional capital, were renamed in 2016 for their former names' connection to people, places, events, and organizations associated with the Soviet Union.[8][9] The renamed cities Dnipro, Kamianske, and Pokrov were previously named Dnipropetrovsk, Dniprodzerzhynsk, and Ordzhonikidze, respectively.[10] In 2024, following the passage of derussification laws, the cities Novomoskovsk and Pershotravensk were renamedSamar and Shakhtarske, respectively.[11]
^ abКількість та територіальне розміщення населення України [The number and territorial distribution of the population of Ukraine] (RAR). 2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. 5 December 2001. Archived from the original on 17 May 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2024. To access the statistics, scroll down to the section titled "Кількість та територіальне розміщення населення України" (transl. Number and territorial distribution of the population of Ukraine). Then, click on the linked text "Публікація у електронному вигляді" (transl. Publication in electronic form). This will download the statistics as a RAR file from which it can be accessed using RAR file converters such as 7-Zip.
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