Kramatorsk
Kramatorsk Краматорськ | |
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 Banner  Coat airms | |
 Kramatorsk on the map o Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 48°43′N 37°32′E / 48.717°N 37.533°ECoordinates: 48°43′N 37°32′E / 48.717°N 37.533°E | |
| Kintra |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk Oblast |
| Foondit | 1868 |
| Ceety status | 1932 |
| Area | |
| • City | 117.1 km2 (45.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • City | 173,700 |
| • Density | 583/km2 (1,510/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 203,100 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 84300-84390 |
| Area code(s) | +380 626(4) |
| Website | http://www.krm.gov.ua/ |
Kramatorsk ([Краматорськ, Kramators'k] error: {{lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a ceety in Donetsk Oblast, in eastren Ukraine. Accordin tae latest estimates, the ceety's population wis aboot 200,000 fowk.
The ceety is a important mechanical ingineerin centre in Ukraine. At various periods, Kramatorsk wis a place o residence for a nummer o notable fowk includin Leonid Bykov, Joseph Kobzon an the youngest person tae iver become FIDE Warld Champion Ruslan Ponomariov.
Demographics[eedit | eedit soorce]
Kramatorsk currently haes a population o ower 173,700 inhabitants (2008) an haes a metropolitan aurie o ower 203,100 inhabitants (2004).
The Roushie leid is dominant in Kramatorsk: 63.4% o ceetizens speak Roushie, while 36.0% speak Ukrainian.
Accordin tae the 2001 population census, the ethnic composition o Kramatorsk is:
- Ukrainians: 70.2%
- Roushies: 26.9%
- Belaroushies: 0.7%
- Armenies: 0.6%
- Azerbaijanis: 0.2%
- Jews: 0.1%
History[eedit | eedit soorce]
The ceety grew frae a dounset bi a smaw railwey station in 1868 intae a major urban dounset in the north o Donetsk Oblast wi several hivy machine production facilities.
Economy[eedit | eedit soorce]
In the 2000s, a wind turbine production facility wis constructit in Kramatorsk. This is a joint ventur atween German Fuhrländer AG an its Ukrainian pairtners. Accordin tae their site, Fuhrländer became the first company in the renewable energy sector tae obtain a biggin permit frae the Ukrainian govrenment.[1]
Kramatorsk hasna stayed awa frae the internaitional ootsourcin trend promptit bi the emergence o the information society in Ukraine in the Post-Soviet years. An IT company QuartSoft Corp. wis foondit in Kramatorsk in 1999. Nou it haes offices in the Unitit States an Austrick.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Fuhrländer opens joint venture park in Ukraine". Retrieved 28 September 2012.
