Siversk

This article is about the city in Ukraine. For the closed city in Tomsk Oblast, Russia, see Seversk.
Siversk

Railway station in Siversk

Coat of arms
Siversk

Location of Siversk

Coordinates: 48°51′47″N 38°5′50″E / 48.86306°N 38.09722°E / 48.86306; 38.09722Coordinates: 48°51′47″N 38°5′50″E / 48.86306°N 38.09722°E / 48.86306; 38.09722
Country  Ukraine
Oblast  Donetsk Oblast
Raion Bakhmut Raion
Foundation 1913
City rights 1961
Government
  Mayor Oleksandr Gura
Area
  Total 11 km2 (4 sq mi)
Elevation 72 m (236 ft)
Population (1 Jan 2013)
  Total 12,145
  Density 1,104/km2 (2,860/sq mi)
Postal code 84522-84524
Area code(s) +380 6274

Siversk (Ukrainian: Сі́верськ; Russian: Се́верск, tr. Seversk; until 1973: Yama [Я́ма; Я́ма]) is a city in Bakhmut Raion of Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine situated 99 km north of Donetsk. Population: 12,145(2013 est.)[1]; 12,608 (2010).[2]

There are some industrial factories located within the raion, notably the Stroidetal brick factory. Siversk is a former sovhoz by the name of Yamskyi. The town was founded in 1913 because of the operation of the dolomite mine near the railway station of Yama built in 1910. The town received city status in 1961 and was renamed Siversk in 1973.

On 10 July 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the town from pro-Russian separatists.[3]

Population

Recent population estimates or census results:[4]

Population of Siversk
1989* 2001* 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
14,019 14,393 13,478 13,253 13,112 12,916 12,742 12,608

References

  1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. «Статистичний збірник "Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2010 року» [Statistical Manual: Total population, as of 1 January 2010]. (Ukrainian)
  3. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28255174
  4. World Gazetteer ; State Statistics Committee of Ukraine: Статистичний збірник «Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2008 року» [Statistical Manual: Total population, as of 1 January 2008]. (Ukrainian); State Statistics Committee of Ukraine: «Статистичний збірник "Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2010 року» [Statistical Manual: Total population, as of 1 January 2010]. (Ukrainian)
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