Artemivsk

''For Artemivsk in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, see Artemivsk, Luhansk Oblast

Coat of Arms	Image

Main Information
Date Founded:	before 1571
City Rights:	1783
Area:	41.6 km²
Population:	80,655
Pop. density:	1,938 p/km²
Tel. Code:	+(380) 6274

Artemivsk (Ukrainian: Артемівськ, Russian: , formerly: Bachmut) is a city in the Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Artemivsky Raion. It is located on the Bachmutka River about 89 km away from the administrative center of the Donetsk Oblast, Donetsk. As of 2005, its population is 80,655.

Through Artemivsk runs the automobile highway Kharkiv-Rostov and Donetsk-Kiev. The towns of Chasiv Yar and Soledar are included into the Artemivsk municipality. Currently Artemivsk is twinned with Omaha, Nebraska.

History

The city was founded in 1571 and received city status in 1783. In 1924 the city's name was changed from Bachmut, named for the river it is located on, to Artemivsk in honour of a Artem, a Russian revolutionary figure.

External links

() [Official Artemivsk city administration site]

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	Subdivisions of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

	Raions:	Amvrosiivsky Raion \| Artemivsk City \| Artemivsky Raion \| Debaltseve City \| Dimitrov City \| Dobropilla City \| Dobropilsky Raion \| Dokuchayivsk City \| Donetsk City \| Druzhivka City \| Dzerzhinsk City \| Horlivka City \| Khartsizk City \| Kirovske City \| Kostyantynivka City \| Kramatorsk City \| Krasnoarmiysky Raion \| Krasniy Liman City \| Krasnolimansky Raion \| Kostyantynivsky Raion \| Makiivka City \| Mariupol City \| Marynsky Raion \| Novoazovsky Raion \| Novohrodivka City \| Oleksandrivsky Raion \| Pershotravnevy Raion \| Selydove City \| Shakhtarsk City \| Shahtarsky Raion \| Slovyansk City \| Slovyansky Raion \| Snizhne City \| Starobeshivsky Raion \| Telmanivsky Raion \| Torez City \| Velikonosilkivsky Raion \| Volnovasky Raion \| Volodarsky Raion \| Vugledar City \| Yasynuvata City \| Yasynuvatsky Raion \| Yenakiieve City \| Zhdanivka City
	Cities:	Artemivsk \| Debaltseve \| Dimitrov \| Dobropilla \| Dokuchayivsk \| Donetsk \| Druzhivka \| Dzerzhinsk \| Horlivka \| Khartsizk \| Kirovske \| Kostyantynivka \| Kramatorsk \| Krasniy Liman \| Makiivka \| Mariupol \| Novohrodivka \| Selydove \| Shakhtarsk \| Slovyansk \| Snizhne \| Torez \| Vugledar \| Yasynuvata \| Yenakiieve \| Zhdanivka
	Towns:	Amvrosiivka \| Avdiivsk \| Artemove \| Bilitske \| Bilozerske \| Chasiv Yar \| Hirnik \| Ilovaiysk \| Komsomolske \| Krasnoarmiysk \| Krasnohorivka \| Kurakhove \| Marinka \| Mikolaiivka \| Mospine \| Novoazovsk \| Rodinske \| Siversk \| Soledar \| Svitlodarsk \| Svyatohirsk \| Ukraiinsk \| Volnovaha \| Vuhlehirsk \| Yunokomunarivsk \| Zugres