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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[Oblasts of Ukraine|Oblast]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Donetsk Oblast|Donetsk]] (''[[de jure]]'')
| subdivision_type2 = [[Raions of Ukraine|Raion]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Donetsk Raion|Donetsk]] (''[[de jure]]'')
| subdivision_type3 = [[Federal subjects of Russia|Federal subject]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Donetsk People's Republic]] (''[[de facto]]'')
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 1869{{ref|1}}
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'''Donetsk''' ({{IPAc-en|UK|d|ɒ|n|ˈ|j|ɛ|t|s|k}} {{respell|don|YETSK}},<ref>{{Cite dictionary |url=http://www.lexico.com/definition/Donetsk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203233626/https://www.lexico.com/definition/donetsk |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-02-03 |title=Donetsk |dictionary=[[Lexico]] UK English Dictionary |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]}}</ref> {{IPAc-en|US|d|ə|n|-}};<ref>{{Cite American Heritage Dictionary|Donetsk|access-date=5 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Merriam-Webster|Donetsk|access-date=5 September 2019}}</ref> {{lang-uk|Донецьк}} {{IPA-uk|doˈnɛt͡sʲk||uk-Донецьк.ogg}}; {{lang-ru|Донецк}} {{IPA-ru|dɐˈnʲetsk||ru-Донецк.ogg}}), formerly known as '''Aleksandrovka''', '''Yuzivka''' (or '''Hughesovka'''), '''Stalin''', and '''Stalino''', is an industrial city in eastern [[Ukraine]] located on the [[Kalmius]] River in [[Donetsk Oblast]], which is currently occupied by [[Russia]] as the capital of the [[Donetsk People's Republic]]. The population was estimated at {{Ua-pop-est2022|901645}} in the city core, with over 2 million in the [[metropolitan area]] (2011). According to the [[Ukrainian Census (2001)|2001 census]], Donetsk was the fifth-largest city in Ukraine.<ref name="ukrcensus1">{{cite web |title= Results / General results of the census / Number of cities |work= [[Ukrainian Census (2001)|2001 Ukrainian Census]] |url= http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/general/city/ |access-date = 28 August 2006 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060109012020/http://ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/general/city/ |archive-date= 9 January 2006}}</ref>
Administratively, Donetsk has been the centre of
The original settlement in the south of the European part of the [[Russian Empire]] was first mentioned as Aleksandrovka in 1779, during the reign of the Empress [[Catherine the Great]]. In 1869, the Welsh businessman [[John Hughes (businessman)|John Hughes]] founded a steel plant and several [[coal mining|coal mines]] in the region, and the town was named Hughesovka or Yuzovka (Юзовка) in recognition of his role ("Yuz" being a Russian-language approximation of ''Hughes''). During [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] times, the city's steel industry expanded. In 1924, Yuzovka was renamed Stalin. In 1929, Stalin was renamed Stalino, and in 1932, the city became the centre of the Donetsk region. Renamed Donetsk in 1961, the city today remains a centre for [[coal mining]] and for the [[steel industry]].
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