Donetsk Oblast, Administrative region in southeastern Ukraine.
The region includes vast industrial areas, coal mines, metallurgical facilities, and stretches of agricultural land reaching the Sea of Azov in the south.
Established on July 2, 1932, as Stalino Oblast, the region changed its name to Donetsk Oblast in 1961 following the Soviet de-Stalinization process.
The population combines Ukrainian and Russian communities, along with Pontic Greeks and Belarusians, reflecting the historical migrations to this industrial center.
The administrative capital moved from Donetsk to Kramatorsk in 2014, with the region now divided by a front line separating different controlled territories.
The oblast contains 52 cities, 131 towns, and over 1,100 rural settlements, making it the most populated administrative division in Ukraine.
Location: Ukraine
Inception: July 2, 1932
Capital city: Donetsk
Elevation above the sea: 336 m
Shares border with: Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Kharkiv Oblast, Luhansk Oblast, Rostov Oblast
Website: https://dn.gov.ua
GPS coordinates: 48.14000,37.74000
Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:46
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