Zaporizhzhya, Zaporizhzhya Oblast

Zaporizhzhya: This major industrial city in southeastern Ukraine is situated on the Dnieper River.

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Quick Facts about Zaporizhzhya

Population 731,922
Country Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Russian Empire, Ukraine, Soviet Union
State Zaporizhzhya Oblast (Ukraine)
County Zaporizhzhya Raion
Different from Oleksandrivsk, Zaporozhzhia (region), Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Postal code 69001–69124
Phone Area Codes 061
Official name Александровск, Запоріжжя, Олександрівськ, Zaporizhzhia, Запорожье
Continent Europe
Latitude & Longitude 47.8517,35.1171
Legislative body Zaporozhye city council
Named for Zaporozhzhia (region)
Official language Ukrainian
Altitude 282 feet / 86 meters
Capital city Zaporizhzhya is capital of Zaporozhye okruga, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Governorate, Alexandrovsky Uyezd (Yekaterinoslav Governorate)
Establishment January 01, 0952 (1074 years ago)
Time Zone UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00, Eastern European Summer Time
Local time 13:40:05 (23rd April 2026)

Geography

Zaporizhzhya is located at 47°51'6"N 35°7'2"E (47.8516700, 35.1171400).

Zaporizhzhya map

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Official website of Zaporizhzhya

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  • Ashdod (2011 )
  • Belfort (1967 )
  • Birmingham (1973 )
  • Lahti (1953 )
  • Linz (1983 )
  • Magdeburg (2008 )
  • Novokuznetsk
  • Oberhausen (1986 )
  • Yichang (1997 )
  • Zavodsky raion of Zaporizhzhya
  • Dniprovskyi raion of Zaporizhzhya
  • Khortytskyi raion of Zaporizhzhya
  • Oleksandrivs'kyi raion of Zaporizhzhya
  • Komunarskiy raion of Zaporizhzhia
  • Voznesenivskyi raion
  • Shevchenkovskiy raion of Zaporizhzhya

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1783 1,230 - census
1804 2,500 50.8% demographic balance
1847 5,192 51.85% demographic balance
1859 3,108 -67.05% estimation process
1861 3,729 16.65% estimation process
1870 4,601 18.95% census
1872 5,334 13.74% demographic balance
1885 6,707 20.47% demographic balance
1891 6,375 -5.21% demographic balance
1897 18,849 66.18% demographic balance
1914 63,600 70.36% census
1916 72,900 12.76% estimation process
1923 44,000 -65.68% demographic balance
1925 47,500 7.37% demographic balance
1939 281,800 83.14% demographic balance
1959 434,600 35.16% census
1971 676,000 35.71% demographic balance
1976 760,000 11.05% census
1979 780,700 2.65% demographic balance
1981 812,000 3.85% demographic balance
1984 844,100 3.8% demographic balance
1989 883,900 4.5% demographic balance
1991 896,600 1.42% census
1997 871,000 -2.94% demographic balance
1998 863,100 -0.92% demographic balance
2001 815,256 -5.87% census
2005 799,300 -2% estimation process
2009 777,800 -2.76% demographic balance
2012 772,627 -0.67% census
2013 770,672 -0.25% demographic balance
2014 766,300 -0.57% estimation process
2015 761,171 -0.67% demographic balance
2016 755,545 -0.74% demographic balance
2017 748,984 -0.88% estimation process
2018 741,717 -0.98% demographic balance
2019 738,728 -0.4% demographic balance
2020 731,922 -0.93% estimation process
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