Yalta, Donetsk Oblast

Urban locality in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Rural settlement in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Yalta
Ялта
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Coat of arms of Yalta
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46°57′45″N 37°16′19″E / 46.96250°N 37.27194°E / 46.96250; 37.27194
Country Ukraine
Oblast Donetsk Oblast
RaionMariupol Raion
Founded1780
Area
 • Total12.86 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Elevation40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total4,700
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3
Postal code
87450, 87451
Area code+380 6297

Yalta (Ukrainian: Ялта) is an rural settlement in Mariupol Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It was founded by Ukrainian Greeks, whose settlement in Southern Ukraine was sanctioned by Empress Catherine the Great,[3] and is named after Yalta in Crimea. Population: 4,700 (2022 estimate).[2]

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, as part of the Russo-Ukrainian War, Yalta was invaded and occupied by Russian forces.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Yalta (Donetsk Oblast)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ Topalidis, Sam (2018). "The Relocation of Greeks from Pontos".