Makiivka

Makiivka Макіївка
Palace of Culture of Makiivka Iron and Steel Works[1]
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48°03′20″N 37°57′40″E / 48.05556°N 37.96111°E / 48.05556; 37.96111
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Raion	Donetsk Raion
Hromada	Makiivka urban hromada
Approx. foundation	1696
City rights	1917[2]
Government
• Mayor	Yuri Pokintelitsa
Area
• Total	426 km2 (164 sq mi)
Elevation	169 m (554 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	338,968
• Density	800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Postal code	86100-86180
Area code	+380 6232
Website	Official site of Makiivka

Makiivka (Ukrainian: Макіївка, IPA: [mɐˈkijiu̯kɐ] ^ⓘ); Russian: Макеевка, romanized: Makeyevka, IPA: [mɐˈkʲe(j)ɪfkə]), 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).^[3] It hosts the administration of Makiivka urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

Makiivka is a leading 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.