Verkhnodniprovsk
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| Government | |
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| Country Oblast Raion |
Ukraine Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
| Founded | 1779 |
| City rights | June 5, 1806 |
| Mayor | Gennadiy Mykolayovych Lebid' |
| Geographical characteristics | |
| Area - City |
km² |
| Population - City (2001) |
16,976 |
| Coordinates | |
| Other Information | |
| Postal Code | 51600 |
| Dialing Code | +380 5658 |
| License plate | АЕ / 04 |
| Website: http://www.vdn.dp.ua/ | |
Verkhnodniprovsk (Ukrainian: Верхньодніпровськ;Russian: Верхнеднепровск) is a city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population is 16,976 (2001). Serving as the administrative center of the Verkhnodniprovskyi Raion (district). City is located at confluence of Samotkan river into Dniprodzerzhynsk Reservoir at Dnieper River.
[edit] Transport
City is located 13 km (8 mi) from train station named Verkhnodniprovsk in Novomykolaivka, 25 km (16 mi) north-west from Dniprodzerzhynsk, 73 km (45 mi) north-west from Dnipropetrovsk.
[edit] Famous people
Birthplace of Volodymyr Shcherbytsky (1918-1990) - politician
[edit] External links
- City history (Russian).
- Verkhnodniprovsk Raion economy (Ukrainian).
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Administrative divisions of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine |  |
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Raions: Apostolivskyi | Dnipropetrovskyi | Krynychanskyi | Kryvorizkyi | Mahdalynivskyi | Mezhivskyi | Nikopolskyi | Novomoskovskyi | Pavlohradskyi | Petropavlivskyi | Petrykivskyi | Pokrovskyi | Pyatykhatskyi | Shyrokivskyi | Sofiyivskyi | Solonianskyi | Synelnykivskyi | Tomakivskyi | Tsarychanskyi | Vasylkivskyi | Verkhnodniprovskyi | Yuryivskyi |
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Cities: Apostolove | Dniprodzerzhynsk | Dnipropetrovsk | Kryvyi Rih | Marhanets | Nikopol | Novomoskovsk | Ordzhonikidze | Pavlohrad | Pereschepyne | Pershotravensk | Piatykhatky | Pidhorodne | Synelnykove | Ternivka | Verkhivtseve | Verkhnodniprovsk | Vilnohirsk | Zelenodolsk | Zhovti Vody |
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Urban-type settlements: Krynychky | Mahdalynivka | Mezhova | Petropavlivka | Pokrovske | Shyroke | Sofiyivka | Solone | Tomakivka | Tsarychanka | Vasylkivka | Yuryivka | Zelenodolsk | more... |
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Villages: more... |
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