Verkhnodniprovsk
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| Verkhnodniprovsk Верхньодніпровськ | |||
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  Verkhnodniprovsk | |||
| Coordinates: 48°39′22″N 34°19′42″E / 48.65611°N 34.32833°ECoordinates: 48°39′22″N 34°19′42″E / 48.65611°N 34.32833°E | |||
| Country Oblast Raion |
 Ukraine Dnipropetrovsk OblastVerkhnodniprovsk Raion | ||
| Founded | 1779 | ||
| City rights | June 5, 1806 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Gennadiy Mykolayovych Lebid' | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| • Total | 16,976 | ||
| Postal code | 51600 | ||
| Area code(s) | +380 5658 | ||
| Licence plate | АЕ | ||
| 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 Verkhnodniprovsk Raion (district). City is located at confluence of Samotkan river into Dniprodzerzhynsk Reservoir at Dnieper River.
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.
Famous people
Verkhnodniprovsk was the birthplace of politician Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, who served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine from 1972 to 1989.
External links
- "City history" (in Russian).
- "Verkhnodniprovsk Raion economy" (in Ukrainian).
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