Kramatorsk

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Kramatorsk
Краматорськ
Coat of arms of Kramatorsk
Coat of arms
Kramatorsk on the map of Ukraine
Kramatorsk on the map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 48°43′00″N 37°32′00″E / 48.716667, 37.533333
Country Flag of Ukraine Ukraine
Oblast Donetsk Oblast
Raion
Founded 1868
City status since 1932
Area
 - City 117.1 km² (45.2 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 - City 173.7
 - Density 583/km² (1,510/sq mi)
 - Metro 203.1
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 84300-84390
Area code(s) +380 626(4)
Website: http://www.krm.dn.ua/


Kramatorsk (Ukrainian: Краматорськ, Kramators'k) is a city in the eastern Ukraine within Donetsk Oblast. Its population about 200,000 people (arguably -including surrounding settlements under Kramatorsk City Council governing).

It is an important machinery building center of the region and Ukraine in general.

[edit] Demographics

Kramatorsk currently has a population of over 173,700 inhabitants (2008) and has a metropolitan area of over 203,100 inhabitants (2004).

The Russian language is dominant in Kramatorsk, 63.4% of citizens speak russian, 36.0 % speak ukrainian.

According to 2001 population census the actual nationality structure of Kramatorsk is as follows:

  1. Ukrainians: 70.2 %
  2. Russians: 26.9 %
  3. Belarusians: 0.7 %
  4. Armenians: 0.6 %
  5. Azerbaijanis: 0.2 %
  6. Jews: 0.1%


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