Dobropillia

Dobropillia Добропілля
City
Dobropillia railway station
Flag Coat of arms
Dobropillia
Coordinates: 48°28′08″N 37°04′58″E / 48.46889°N 37.08278°ECoordinates: 48°28′08″N 37°04′58″E / 48.46889°N 37.08278°E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Founded	1840s
Area	11.89 km^2 (4.59 sq mi)
Elevation	138 m (453 ft)
Population	31,196
Climate	Dfb

Dobropillia (Ukrainian: Добропілля, Russian: Доброполье — Dobropolye) is a city of oblast significance in Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It also serves as the administrative center of the Dobropillia Raion, though it does not belong to the raion. Population: 31,196 (2013 est.)^[1]; 35,638 (2001). Distance to Donetsk - 94 kilometres (58 mi).

On 13 June 2014, a civilian security guard was killed and two other civilians injured when rebel forces launched 26 grad rockets against a Ukrainian checkpoint in this town.

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:^[2]

• Russian 61.0%
• Ukrainian 38.5%
• Belarusian 0.1%

References

1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.