Dnepropetrovsk

Dnepropetrovsk or Dnipropetrovsk (Ukrainian spelling), former (until 1926) Ekaterinoslav, is a city and administrative center of Dnepropetrovsk region (oblast), south-central Ukraine.

Dnepropetrovsk lies along the Dnepr River, near its confluence with the Samara. Most of Dnepropetrovsk city lies on the high right bank of the river, the smaller part of it - on the left one. The river has been considerably widened by the construction of a dam about 50 miles (80 km) downstream.

Dnepropetrovsk Ukraine city population - 1,040,000 (2007).
Dnepropetrovsk Ukraine city land area - 405 sq. km.
Dnepropetrovsk Ukraine city phone code - +380-56(2).
Dnepropetrovsk Ukraine city postal codes - 49000.

Dnepropetrovsk was founded in 1776 as Ekaterinoslav on the Dnepr's north bank. The settlement was moved to its present site on the south bank in 1786 according to tsar's decree. Since 1783 Dnepropetrovsk town was the center of Ekaterinoslav region ruled by governor-general. In 1797 it was renamed as Novorossiysk and became the provincial center.

In 1802 old name was restored and the city became the center of Ekaterinoslav gubernia. Despite the bridging of Dnepr river in 1796 and the growth of trade in the early 19th century, Ekaterinoslav remained small until the 1880s, when railways were built (in 1884) to Odessa, Donets Basin, and Moscow and industrialization began. Soviet power was established in 1918. In 1926 city was named Dnepropetrovsk.