Dnipropetrovsk facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Dnipro
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City of regional significance
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Transfiguration Cathedral, central Dnipropetrovsk skyline, Merefa-Kherson bridge, Monastyrsky Island and Dnieper river
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| Nickname(s):
Dnipro
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Location in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
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| Country |  Ukraine |
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| Oblast |  Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
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| City Municipality |  Dnipropetrovsk
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| Historic Governorate | Yekaterinoslav | ||
| Founded | 1776 (248 years ago) | ||
| City Status | 1778 | ||
| Administrative HQ | Dnipropetrovsk City Hall, 75 Karl Marks Ave. |
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| Raions |
List of 8
Amur-Nyzhnodniprovskyi
Babushkinskyi Zhovntevyi Industrialnyi Kirovskyi Krasnohvardiiskyi Leninskyi Samarskyi |
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| • Type | City council, regional | ||
| Area | |||
| • City of regional significance | 405 km2 (156 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) | ||
| Population
(2015)
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| • City of regional significance |  979,046 |
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| • Rank | 3rd, UA | ||
| • Density | 2,452/km2 (6,350/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 1,460,000 | ||
| Demonym(s) | Dnipropetrovetsʹ, Dnipropetrovchanka, Dnipropetrovtsi | ||
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | ||
| Postal code |
49000
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| Area code(s) | +380 56(2) | ||
| GDP | ₴ 207.9 million | ||
| Website | dniprorada.gov.ua | ||
Dnipro (Ukrainian: Дніпро) is a city in Ukraine and is the third largest city in Ukraine. About 1 million people live there. It lies southeast of Ukraine's capital city, Kiev. It was founded in 1776. Dnipro enjoys a borderline semi-arid/Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification BSh/Csa), with relativity mild temperatures and plentiful sunshine year-round.
Dnipropetrovsk is one of the key places for the nuclear, arms and space industries of the former Soviet Union.
Images for kids
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Catherine the Great monument in Ekaterinoslav (1840–1920)
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A map of Ekaterinoslav, 1885
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The Main Post Office, 1870
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Modern buildings on the right bank
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An aerial view of Dnipro. The Dnieper River, city's left and right banks, and a number of bridges can be seen.
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The Yavornytsky Historical Museum
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In the early 1950s, during the ongoing industrialisation of the city, much of Dnipropetrovsk's centre was rebuilt in the Stalinist style of Socialist Realism. The statue of Lenin pictured here was removed in March 2014.
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Stalinist architecture blends with the post-modernism of Dnipropetrovsk's 'Passage' shopping and entertainment centre
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The Dnipro Philharmonic
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Main office PrivatBank
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Akademik Yavornitskyi Prospekt, Dnipro's central avenue, features a green pedestrian boulevard and a tram line
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A scheme of the Dnipro Metro system in the city
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Bridges linking the city's right and left banks are heavily used
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Terminal of the Dnipro River Port
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Oles Honchar National University is one of the leading establishments of higher education in Ukraine. It was founded in 1918.
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The main building of the Dnipro Polytechnic
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Bryansk Church House of Organ and Chamber Music
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Synagogue and Menorah Center
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Entrance to the Taras Shevchenko Park
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Dnipro-Arena
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Helena Blavatsky, 1877
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Pavlo Lazarenko, 1996
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USSR stamp, centenary of Sergei Prokofiev, 1991
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Yulia Tymoshenko, 2011
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Igor Olshansky, 2011
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Olesya Povh, 2011
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See also
In Spanish: Dnipró para niños
