![]() In total, there are 302 explored deposits and about 950 ore manifestations. The Dnipropetrovsk region is unique among other regions of Ukraine for a variety of mineral deposits. Household items with patterns in the style of Petrykivka have been preserved since the 17th century. Petrykivka painting or simply “Petrykivka” is a Ukrainian decorative and ornamental folk painting style, which was formed in the Dnipropetrovsk region in the village of Petrykivka. In the 1950s-1980s, the Dnipropetrovsk region was one of the most economically and politically influential regions of the Ukrainian SSR and the entire Soviet Union. About 85% of the population lives in cities and towns. ![]() The largest cities of the Dnipropetrovsk region are Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Kamianske, Nikopol, Pavlohrad. All types of agricultural crops are grown in the region, up to 3 million tons of cereals are harvested annually. In total, this region produces 39 types of mineral raw materials.įavorable natural and climatic conditions of the Dnipropetrovsk region allow intensive agriculture, contribute to the cultivation of all grain crops and produce high-quality food grain. It produces 100% of Ukrainian manganese, 80% of iron ore, as well as coal, uranium, rare earth metals, kaolin and granites, oil and natural gas. The Dnipropetrovsk region is unique in its mineral reserves (about 50% of all Ukrainian mineral reserves). The main waterway, the Dnieper River, crosses the region from northwest to southeast. The climate of the region is moderately continental: mild low-snow winters with frequent thaws (the average temperature in January is minus 2-5 degrees Celsius) and hot, dry summers with frequent rainfall and strong southerly winds (the average temperature in July - plus 20-24 degrees Celsius).Ģ17 rivers flow in the region, of which 55 are more than 25 km long. For the most part, the landscape of the Dnipropetrovsk region is a plowed steppe, in the floodplains of rivers there are forests, the largest forest is the Samara forest with an area of about 15,000 hectares. The length of the region from north to south is 130 km, from west to east - 300 km. If the Constitutional Court of Ukraine does not find violations, most probably the Dnipropetrovsk region will be renamed to Sicheslavska, in honor of the Cossack Sich. The Dnipropetrovsk region itself still retains this name, since it requires amending the Constitution of Ukraine.įebruary 7, 2019, the deputies of the Verkhovna Rada (The Parliament of Ukraine) supported the bill on renaming the Dnipropetrovsk region to Sicheslavska. In 2016, the capital of the region, the city of Dnipro, was renamed from Dnipropetrovsk during the decommunization.
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