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Donetsk is a large city in eastern Ukraine on the Kalmius river. Administratively, it is a center of Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the economic and cultural Donets Basin (Donbass) region. Donetsk currently has a population of over 982,000 inhabitants (2010)[3] and has a metropolitan area of over 1,566,000 inhabitants (2004). According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, Donetsk is the fifth-largest city in Ukraine.

The city was founded in 1869 by a Welsh businessman, John Hughes, who constructed a steel plant and several coal mines in the region; the town was thus named Yuzovka (Юзовка) in recognition of his role in its founding ("Yuz" being a Russian or Ukrainian approximation of Hughes). During Soviet times, the city's steel industry was expanded.

The city was renamed to to Stalin in 1924 and later to Stalino. In 1961, during the De-Stalinisation the city was again renamed to its modern name Donetsk the Seversky Donets river.

Donetsk is an important transportation hub in Ukraine. The Donetsk Railways, based in Donetsk, is one of the largest railway divisions in the country. It serves the farming and industrial businesses of the area, and the populations of the Donetsk, Luhansk, partly the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia and Kharkiv oblasts. Donetsk has an international airport. The city-based DonbassAero airline operates the airport.

Donetsk is a well-known educational location of the surrounding area, accompanied with several universities, which include 5 state universities, 11 institutes, 3 academies, 14 technicums, 5 private universities, and 6 colleges.

The city is currently home to two major professional football teams in Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk and Metalurh Donetsk, both of which currently play in the Ukrainian Premier League. A brand new football stadium Donbass Arena was opened in Donetsk in 2009. It has a capacity of 50,000 spectators and will host some matches in Euro 2012.

Donetsk famous sights and landmarks include Botanic Garden, Donetsk Art Museum, Pushkin Boulevard (Bulvar Pushkina), Park of Forged Figures (Park Kovanykh Figur), The Shcherbakov Park, Planetarium, Dolphinarium, The Tsar Cannon, The Monument to Liberators of Donbass, The Mertsalov's Palm.

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