Artemivsk, Luhansk Oblast
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| Date Founded: | 1910 |
| City Rights: | 1961 |
| Area: | km² |
| Population: | 9,098 |
| Pop. density: | p/km² |
| Tel. Code: | +(380) |
Artemivsk (Ukrainian: Артемівськ, translit.: Artemivs`k) is a city in the Perevalskyi Raion of the western Ukrainian oblast of Luhansk.
[edit] History
The city was founded as Katerynivka (Ukrainian: Катеринівка) village in 1910 close to the railway station of Kypyche (Vigorous). Its name was changed to Artema in 1923 and to Artemivsk in 1938.
[edit] Economy
Its major industry is coal mining.
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Administrative divisions of Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine |  |
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Raions: Antratsytivskyi | Bilokurakynskyi | Bilovodskyi | Krasnodonskyi | Kreminskyi | Lutuhynskyi | Markivskyi | Milovskyi | Novoaidarskyi | Novopskovskyi | Perevalskyi | Popasnianskyi | Slovianoserbskyi | Stanychno-Luhanskyi | Starobilskyi | Svativskyi | Sverdlovskyi | Troyitskyi |
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Cities: Alchevsk | Almazna | Antratsyt | Artemivsk | Brianka | Chervonopartyzansk | Hirske | Kirovsk | Krasnodon | Krasnyi Luch | Kreminna | Luhansk | Lutuhyne | Lysychansk | Miusynsk | Molodohvardiysk | Novodruzhesk | Oleksandrivsk | Perevalsk | Pervomaisk | Petrovske | Popasna | Pryvillia | Rovenky | Rubizhne | Schastia | Sieverodonetsk | Stakhanov | Starobilsk | Sukhodilsk | Svatove | Sverdlovsk | Teplohirsk | Vakhrusheve | Zolote | Zorynsk | Zymohiria |
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Urban-type settlements: Bilokurakyne | Bilovodsk | Markivka | Milove | Novoaidar | Novopskov | Slovianoserbsk | Stanychno-Luhanske | Troyitske | more... |
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