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Verkhnodniprovsk

Verkhnodniprovsk (, ) is a city in Kamianske Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. The city is located at confluence of the into the Kamianske Reservoir at the Dnieper. Verkhnodniprovsk hosts the administration of Verkhnodniprovsk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. As of 2022 it had an estimated population of 15,477.

History

The city was established in 1780 on the site of a Zaporozhian zymivnyk. During the Tsarist times it served as a povit centre. In 1926 its population reached 6,000 inhabitants. In 2001 the population was 16,976.

Until 18 July 2020, Verkhnodniprovsk was the administrative center of Verkhnodniprovsk Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to seven. The area of Verkhnodniprovsk Raion was merged into Kamianske Raion.

Transport and economy

Verkhniodniprovsk is located on the right bank of the Dnieper and serves as a river port. The city is located from train station named Verkhnodniprovsk in Novomykolaivka, north-west from Kamianske, north-west from Dnipro.

A foundry and a mechanical plant have been operating in the city, as well as a button factory.

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