Horlivka
Horlivka
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Palace of Culture Donbasenergo office Artemvuhillia headquarters Horlivka Uprising Monument Obelisk Slavy Taras Shevchenko Monument | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: Anthem of the Gorlovka urban district (de-facto) | |
Interactive map of Horlivka | |
Horlivka Location of Horlivka in Donetsk Oblast Horlivka Horlivka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°18′N 38°3′E / 48.300°N 38.050°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Horlivka Raion |
| Hromada | Horlivka urban hromada |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ivan Prikhodko (de-facto) |
| Area | |
• Total | 422 km2 (163 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 239,828 |
| • Density | 574/km2 (1,490/sq mi) |
| Climate | Dfb |
Horlivka (US: /ˈhɔːrlɪfkə/ HOR-lif-kə; Ukrainian: Горлівка, IPA: [ˈɦɔrl⁽ʲ⁾iu̯kɐ] ⓘ), also known as Gorlovka (Russian: Горловка, IPA: [ˈɡorləfkə]), is a city in Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine. Its population is 239,828 (2022 estimate).
Economic activity is predominantly coal mining and the chemical industry. The Horlivka Institute for Foreign Languages has a two-building campus in the city centre.
The city was severely damaged during the Battle of Horlivka in 2014 as part of the war in Donbas. Since 2014, it has been mainly under Russian occupation.