Vuhledar

Vuhledar
The Pivdennodonbaska 1 coal mine
The Pivdennodonbaska 1 coal mine
Flag of Vuhledar
Coat of arms of Vuhledar
Vuhledar is located in Donetsk Oblast
Vuhledar
Vuhledar
Vuhledar shown within Donetsk
Vuhledar is located in Ukraine
Vuhledar
Vuhledar
Vuhledar shown within Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°46′45″N 37°14′54″E / 47.77917°N 37.24833°E / 47.77917; 37.24833
Country Ukraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
RaionVolnovakha Raion
HromadaVuhledar urban hromada
Founded1964
Area
 • Total5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Elevation
187 m (614 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • TotalDecrease <500
 In January 2022, prior to the Russian invasion, it was 14,144.[2]
Postal code
85670-85671
Area code+380-6273
ClimateWarm summer subtype
KOATUU1414800000
Websitevugledar-rada.gov.ua

Vuhledar (Ukrainian: Вугледар, IPA: [wʊɦɫeˈdɑr] ; Russian: Угледар, romanizedUgledar, IPA: [ʊɡlʲɪˈdar]), is a small city in Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. At the beginning of 2022, its population was 14,144.[2]

Vuhledar is a coal mining city in the cultural and economic Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, with its origins in the 1960s development of the coal industry in the region. It was planned to be a major economic center, but failed to meet expectations, and has remained a minor economic node in the 21st century.

Since March 2022, Vuhledar has been a site of fighting in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The fighting has almost completely destroyed and depopulated Vuhledar, with reportedly less than 500 civilians remaining in the city.

  1. ^ "«Якесь пекло на землі. Тут тільки хочеться плакати». Репортаж із Вугледару, де досі залишаються люди". novosti.dn.ua. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  2. ^ 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.

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