Dokuchaievsk
Dokuchaievsk
Докучаєвськ | |
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Dokuchaievsk City hall | |
| Coordinates: 47°45′07″N 37°40′42″E / 47.75194°N 37.67833°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Kalmiuske Raion |
| Hromada | Dokuchaievsk urban hromada |
| Founded | 1912 |
Area | 11.9 km2 (4.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 22,835 |
| Climate | Dfa |
Dokuchaievsk (Ukrainian: Докучаєвськ, pronounced [dokʊˈtʃɑjeu̯sʲk]) or Dokuchayevsk (Russian: Докучаевск) is a city in Kalmiuske Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Olenivka railway station and 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Donetsk. It serves as the administrative center of Dokuchaievsk urban hromada. The city is on the river Sukha Volnovakha. Its population is approximately 22,835 (2022 estimate).
Previously it was administratively subordinated to the Volnovakha Raion Council. Named in honor of Vasyl Dokuchaev, a natural scientist, founder of scientific genetic soil science and zonal agronomy.