Makiivka

About Makiivka

Makiivka, formerly Dmytriivsk (Ukrainian: Дмитріївськ) until 1931, is an industrial city in Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine, located 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) east from Donetsk. The two cities are practically a conurbation. It has a population of 338,968 (2022 estimate). It hosts the administration of Makiivka urban hromada.

Makiivka is a metallurgical and coal-mining centre of the Donets Basin, with heavy industry and coking plants supporting the local steel and coal industries. The city was captured by pro-Russian separatists in 2014 at the start of the war in Donbas and is currently occupied by Russia.

Makiivka comprises a total of five urban districts (raions):

Hirnytskyi District (Ukrainian: Гірницький район) — 107,835 inhabitants

Kirovskyi District (Ukrainian: Кіровський район), de jure since 2026 Hruzkyi District (Грузький район) — 52,768 inhabitants

Sovietskyi District (Ukrainian: Радянський район, de jure since 2026 Khanzhonkivskyi Raion (Ханжонківський район) — 53,007 inhabitants

Tsentralno-Miskyi District (Ukrainian: Центрально-Міський район) — 94,937...

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