Amvrosiivka

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Amvrosiivka
Амвросіївка
Official seal of Amvrosiivka
Seal
Coordinates: 47°79′N 38°48′W / 48.317, -38.8
Country Ukraine
Oblast Donetsk
Founded 1869
City status 1938
Area
 - Total 19.4 km² (7.5 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 - Total 22,100
Website: http://www.slavrada.gov.ua/

Amvrosiivka (Ukrainian: Амвросіївка; Russian: Амвросиевка; since 1869) is a city located on 47°79′N, 38°48′E. It is the administrative center of the Amvrosiivsky Raion within the Donetsk Oblast (province), and has a population of about 22,130.

It was first founded in 1869 as a train station settlement and it received city status in 1938. Since 1896, a cement factory is located within the city. Also located within the city is a history museum, industrial technical school, 6 schools, 11 libraries, 9 hospitals, a pharmacy, a movie theater, a club, and a sport stadium.