Pershotravensk

Pershotravensk (Ukrainian: Першотравенськ, pronounced [perʃoˈtrɑwenʲsʲk]) is a city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Administratively, it is incorporated as the town of oblast significance. Population: 27,892 (2020 est.)[2]

Pershotravensk Першотравенськ
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Pershotravensk Location of Pershotravensk Pershotravensk Pershotravensk (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°20′51″N 36°24′06″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Dnipropetrovsk
Established	1954
City from	1966[1]
Elevation	132 m (433 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	27,892
Postal code	52800—52899
Area code(s)	+380-5633

History

Until May 1960 it was known as a town Shakhtarske. City since February 1966.

In 1974 the population was 23.6 thousand people.[1]

In January 1989 the population was 28 068 people[3]

In January 2013 the population was 29 019 people.[4]

Ukraine and Zenit St. Petersburg footballer, Yaroslav Rakitskiy, is from the town.

References

1. Першотравенск // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 19. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1975.
2. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
3. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
4. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.47