Dnipropetrovsk (Dnepropetrovsk) Ukraine oblast

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• economy

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Dnipropetrovsk (Dnepropetrovsk) Ukraine oblast overview

Dnipropetrovsk (Dnepropetrovsk) Ukraine oblast coat of arms

Dnipropetrovsk (Dnepropetrovsk) Ukraine oblast flag

Dnipropetrovsk oblast is located in the forest-steppe and steppe zones of the southeastern part of Ukraine. Dnipropetrovsk oblast administrative center is Dnipropetrovsk city.

Dnipropetrovsk (Dnepropetrovsk) Ukraine oblast map location

Dnipropetrovsk oblast territory, occupying 5.3% of the total area of Ukraine, is represented by a plain relief of the steppe character with the developed river network. The moderate continental climate contributes to the development of agriculture in Dnipropetrovsk oblast, especially grain growing.

Dnipropetrovsk (Dnepropetrovsk) Ukraine oblast landscapes

About 84% of Dnipropetrovsk oblast, Ukraine population lives in cities and towns, including 56% of those able to work. Dnepropetrovsk Ukraine oblast is rich in mineral resources. Dnepropetrovsk oblast share in Ukraine's volume of the extraction of manganese ore is 100%, iron ore (80%), coal (13.5%).

Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine oblast population - 3,520,000 (2007).
Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine oblast land area - 31,914 sq. km.
Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine oblast phone code - +380-56.
Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine oblast postal codes - 49xxx-53xxx.

Dnipropetrovsk (Dnepropetrovsk) Ukraine oblast nature

Dnipropetrovsk (Dnepropetrovsk) Ukraine oblast administrative division

Dnepropetrovsk Ukraine oblast includes 22 administrative districts, 13 towns, 54 urban villages, 1,449 villages.

The largest cities and towns of Dnepropetrovsk oblast of Ukraine are Dnepropetrovsk (1,040,000), Kryvy Rih (685,000), Dniprodzerzhynsk (275,000), Nikopol (130,500), Pavlohrad (115,000).

Dnipropetrovsk (Dnepropetrovsk) Ukraine oblast sceneries

Dnipropetrovsk (Dnepropetrovsk) Ukraine oblast economy

Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine oblast industry: second largest Ukraine industrial producer with highly developed heavy industry. Metallurgy, heavy machine-building, production of electric and electronic appliances, vehicles, minerals extraction (incl. world leading iron ore deposits); other major industrial branches are presented in Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine oblast.

Dnipropetrovsk city has developed into one of the largest industrial cities of Ukraine. With iron ore from Kryvyy Rih, manganese from Nikopol, coal from the Donets Basin, and electric power from the cascade of hydroelectric plants on the Dnepr river, a huge iron and steel industry has grown up in Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine city. Plates, sheets, rails, tubes, and wire are produced in Dnipropetrovsk oblast of Ukraine.

Large engineering industries of Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine oblast make electric locomotives, agricultural machinery, mining and metallurgical equipment, presses, and other heavy machinery, as well as light-industrial machinery and radio equipment. Coke-based chemicals, tires, plastics, paint, clothing, footwear, foodstuffs, and other materials are also produced in Dnipropetrovsk oblast of Ukraine.

Dnipropetrovsk (Dnepropetrovsk) Ukraine oblast churches

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