Yalta, Donetsk Oblast
Yalta
Ялта | |
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  Yalta Location of Yalta in Donetsk Oblast  Yalta Yalta (Donetsk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 46°57′45″N 37°16′19″E / 46.96250°N 37.27194°E / 46.96250; 37.27194 | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Mariupol Raion |
| Founded | 1780 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.86 km2 (4.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation [1] | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,700 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 |
| Postal code | 87450, 87451 |
| Area code | +380 6297 |
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Yalta (Ukrainian: Ялта) is an rural settlement in Mariupol Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It was founded by Ukrainian Greeks, whose settlement in Southern Ukraine was sanctioned by Empress Catherine the Great,[3] and is named after Yalta in Crimea. Population: 4,700 (2022 estimate).[2]
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, as part of the Russo-Ukrainian War, Yalta was invaded and occupied by Russian forces.
Notable people
- Viktor Chornyi (born 1968), Ukrainian politician
- Ivan Karabyts (1945–2002), Ukrainian composer and conductor
References
- ^ "Yalta (Donetsk Oblast)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ Topalidis, Sam (2018). "The Relocation of Greeks from Pontos".