Donetsk Oblast
oblast of Ukraine
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Summary
Donetsk Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of oblast of ukraine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,480 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ukraine[3], Russia[4]
- Country: Ukraine[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Sea of Azov[6]
- Head of government: Vladimir Sheludchenko[7], Pavlo Oleksandrovych Kyrylenko[8]
- Capital: Donetsk[9], Kramatorsk[10]
- Official language: Ukrainian[11]
- Shares border with: Zaporizhzhia Oblast[12], Dnipropetrovsk Oblast[13], Kharkiv Oblast[14], Luhansk Oblast[15], Rostov Oblast[16]
- Named after: Donets[17]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Bakhmut Raion[18], Donetsk Raion[19], Kalmiuske Raion[20], Kramatorsk Raion[21], Mariupol Raion[22], Pokrovsk Raion[23], Volnovakha Raion[24], Horlivka Raion[25]
- Flag: flag of the Donetsk Region[26]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of the Donetsk Oblast[27]
- Postal code: 83000–87999[28]
- Commons category: Donetsk Oblast[29]
- Licence plate code: AH[30], KH[31]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[32], UTC+03:00[33], Eastern European Time[34]
- Local dialing code: 62[35]
- Inception: July 2, 1932[36]
- Highest point: Q137858500[37]
- Significant event: full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war[38], Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts[39]
- Official website: https://dn.gov.ua[40]
- Topic's main category: Category:Donetsk Oblast[41]
- Commons gallery: Донецкая область[42]
- Population: 4,244,000[43], 4,200,461[44]
- Territory claimed by: Donetsk People's Republic[45]
- Topic has template: Template:Donetsk Oblast[46]
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Physical Characteristics
Donetsk Oblast covers an area of 26,517 km²[47]. It sits at an elevation of 336 m[48].
Why It Matters
Donetsk Oblast has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]