Piatypillia Explained

Piatypillia
Native Name:П'ятипілля
Native Name Lang:uk
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Donetsk Raion
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Makiivka urban hromada
Settlement Type:Rural settlement
Established Title:Founded
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:3155
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Donetsk Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Piatypillia within Donetsk Oblast
Coordinates:48.0119°N 38.0919°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:86192
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 6232
Elevation M:220

Piatypillia or Proletarske is a rural settlement in Makiivka urban hromada, Donetsk Raion in Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine. Population:

Geography

The town is located in the central part of Donetsk Oblast, in the Donetsk-Makiivka conurbation. It is located 21km (13miles) east of Donetsk city center, and 4km (02miles) southwest of Khartsyzk. It has an elevation of 220m (720feet).

History

Proletarske was founded in 1937. It received urban-type settlement status in 1956.[1]

The town, when it was known as Proletarske, was taken over by Russian proxy forces during the war in Donbas that began in 2014. In 2016, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine issued an edict renaming it to Piatypillia in accordance with decommunization laws.[2]

Economy

The town contains a bituminous coal mine and a structural steel plant.[1]

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Saul B. . Cohen . Saul B. Cohen. The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G. 3081 . 17 February 2024 . Columbia University Press . 978-0-231-14554-1 .
  2. Web site: Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів на тимчасово окупованих територіях Донецької та Луганської областей .
  3. http://database.ukrcensus.gov.ua/MULT/Database/Census/databasetree_uk.asp Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua