Komsomolsk, Ukraine

Komsomolsk (Ukrainian Комсомольськ; Russian Комсомольск ) is a county -level city in central Ukraine's Poltava oblast. It lies on the north bank of the dammed reservoir to Dniprodserschynsker Dnepr east of the mouth of the river Psel. The city is filled with 51 937 inhabitants ( 2012) the third largest city of the oblast and is 100 km from the center of Poltava away.

The town also the 7 adjacent villages Dmytriwka include ( Дмитрівка ) Basaluky ( Базалуки ) Boloschyne ( Волошине ) Kyjaschky ( Кияшки ) Kolhospna Hora ( Колгоспна Гора ), Kusmenky ( Кузьменки ) and Solonzi ( Солонці ).

History

The town was founded on January 29, 1960 and named after the Soviet youth organization Komsomol. He grew particularly from the 70s sharply since it was started in the area of the city with the mining of iron ore deposits. From a population of 14,555 in 1970, the population grew during the Soviet era about 37 909 (1979 ) on 51 645 inhabitants ( 1989). 1972 Komsomolsk received the status of an independent city. Also in the transformation crisis, the population can continue to grow. Within the Poltava Oblast Komsomolsk is the city with the highest proportion of ethnic Russians (2001: 19.6 %). Ukrainians make up 78.4 % of the population. In the presidential election of 2004, the population agreed by a majority against the general trend in the Poltava Oblast for Viktor Yanukovych.

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Economy and Transport

The economic focus is on the iron ore mining, which accounts for more than 90% of industrial production. The city has a river port and a railway branch line with the railway Krementschuk - connected Poltava. The city is located away from major thoroughfares. Across the street T -1711 is a direct road link to about 15 km west located Krementschuk.