Kryvyi Rih


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Note: "Kryvyi Rih (Ukrainian: Криви́й Ріг [krɪˌʋɪj ˈr⁽ʲ⁾iɦ], lit. ´Crooked Horn´ or ´Curved Cape´) or Krivoy Rog (Russian: Кривой Рог [krʲɪˌvoj ˈrok]) is a city in Central Ukraine (also is its largest city); it is the 7th-most populous city in the country. It lies within a large urban area and serves as the administrative center of Kryvyi Rih Raion. It hosts the administration of Kryvyi Rih rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: 619,278 (2020 est.)

Located at the confluence of the Saksahan and Inhulets rivers, Kryvyi Rih has been a major settlement for most of its history. It was founded as a postal station in 1775 by the Cossacks. Developed as a military settlement until 1860, it formed part of Kherson Governorate. It was incorporated during the 20th century with areas of Yekaterinoslav. The settlement began to expand "at an astonishing rate" at the beginning of the 1880s. Kryvyi Rih´s urbanization was unplanned and stimulated by mining exploitation. French and English investment contributed to a boom in metallurgy, iron mining, and investigation of rich deposits of iron ore. The Catherinine Railway was built in 1884 to transport iron ore to the Donbas. This catalyzed the growth of Kryvyi Rih into a major industrial town; it gained city status in 1919." - (en.wikipedia.org 01.07.2021)
Latitude: 47.908611297607
Longitude: 33.343334197998
Inhabitants: 624,579
Elevation: 84

[Last update: 2022/01/31]