Amvrosiivka or Amvrosievka (Ukrainian: Амвросіївка, IPA: [ɐmˈwrɔ.s⁽ʲ⁾i.jiu̯.kɐ] ; Russian: Амвросиевка) is a city in Donetsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine; residence of Amvrosiivka urban hromada. It was the administrative center of Amvrosiivka Raion until the raion was abolished in 2020. As of January 2021[update], the population was approximately 17,998 (2022 estimate).[1]
Amvrosiivka
Амвросіївка Амвросиевка | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
  Amvrosiivka .svg) Amvrosiivka | |
| Coordinates: 47°47′N 38°29′E / 47.783°N 38.483°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Donetsk Raion |
| Hromada | Amvrosiivka urban hromada |
| Founded | 1869 |
| City status | 1938 |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.4 km2 (7.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 17,998 |
| Climate | Dfa |
| Website | http://www.slavrada.gov.ua/ |
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It is currently occupied by Russian and Donetsk People's Republic forces.[2]
History
editIt was first founded in 1869 as a train station settlement on the Kursk-Kharkiv-Azov Railway, and it received city status in 1938. Since 1896, a cement factory is located within the city, and cement production has been the dominant industry of the city.[3] Also located within the city was a history museum, industrial technical school, 6 schools, 11 libraries, 9 hospitals, a pharmacy, a movie theater, a club, and a sport stadium.[when?]
The city's population peaked at approximately 24,400 in 1979.[4] By 2020, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine estimated the population has decreased to 18,047 (2021 est.).[5]
On 15 July 2014, two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and eight wounded when Amvrosiivka was hit by several "Grad" rockets.[citation needed]
On 18 August 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a large Russian ammunition store in Amvrosiivka was attacked causing many explosions and fires that burned for several hours. After 2:30 am local time, there were "massive explosions [followed by] multiple secondary detonations."[2]
Geography
editClimate
edit| Climate data for Amvrosiivka (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
5.5 (41.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
1.5 (34.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.2 (20.8) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.0 (2.05) |
48.2 (1.90) |
46.0 (1.81) |
41.5 (1.63) |
52.3 (2.06) |
65.3 (2.57) |
58.6 (2.31) |
37.6 (1.48) |
43.5 (1.71) |
38.9 (1.53) |
52.5 (2.07) |
57.7 (2.27) |
592.1 (23.31) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.9 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 7.7 | 10.1 | 87.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 87.9 | 85.6 | 79.9 | 67.1 | 62.1 | 63.7 | 61.5 | 59.4 | 67.0 | 76.4 | 86.8 | 89.3 | 73.9 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
editNative language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[7]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Fire and sounds of detonation reported in occupied Amvrosiivka, Donetsk Oblast, after allegedly Ukrainian missile strike, 18 August 2022.
- ^ Амвросиевка entry Archived 9 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine, in The History of Cities and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR, Donetsk Oblast section pp. 138-48
- ^ "Cities & towns of Ukraine".
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Home". ukrcensus.gov.ua.
External links
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