Melitopol

Melitopol
Мелітополь (Ukrainian)
Мелитополь (Russian)
Melitopil
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Official seal of Melitopol
Melitopol is located in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Melitopol
Melitopol
Location of Melitopol in Ukraine
Melitopol is located in Ukraine
Melitopol
Melitopol
Melitopol (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 46°50′56″N 35°22′03″E / 46.84889°N 35.36750°E / 46.84889; 35.36750
CountryUkraine Ukraine
OblastZaporizhzhia Oblast
RaionMelitopol Raion
HromadaMelitopol urban hromada
Established1784
City rights1842
Government
 • MayorVacant
Area
 • Total51 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total148,851
Postal Index
72300
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.mlt.gov.ua
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Melitopol[a] 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 148,851.[1]

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

The city is located at the crossing of two major European highways: E58 Vienna – Uzhhorod – Kyiv – Rostov-on-Don and E105 Kirkenes – St. Petersburg – Moscow – Kyiv – Yalta. An electrified railway line of international importance goes through Melitopol. The city was once known as "the gateway to the Crimea"; prior to the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea 80% of passenger trains heading to the peninsula passed through it and during the summer, road traffic reached 45,000 vehicles per day.


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  1. ^ 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.