Yenakiieve

Infobox City
official_name = Yenakiieve
native_name = Єнакієве
image_shield = Yenakiieve gerb.gif
shield_size = 110px
pushpin_

mapsize = 225px
map_caption = Map of Ukraine with Yenakiieve highlighted.
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = UKR
subdivision_type1 = Oblast
subdivision_name1 = flag|Donetsk Oblast
subdivision_type2 = City Municipality
subdivision_name2 = Yenakiieve
leader_title = City Head
leader_name = Serhiy Rukhadze
established_title = Founded
established_date = 1898
established_title2 = City rights
established_date2 = 1925
area_total_km2 = 39.2
population_as_of = 2001 census
population_total = 104,000
population_metro = 161,500
population_density_km2 = 2653
timezone = EET
utc_offset = +2
timezone_DST = EEST
utc_offset_DST = +3
latd=48 |latm=13 |lats=00 |latNS=N
longd=38 |longm=12 |longs=00 |longEW=E
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 86400—86470
area_code = +380 6252
website = [http://gska2.rada.gov.ua:7777/pls/z7502/A005?rdat1=27.04.2008&rf7571=8421 Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine]
footnotes =

Yenakiieve ( _uk. Єнакієве; also Yenakiyeve; _ru. Енакиево; Yenakiyevo) is a city in the Donetsk Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. The city is located on the Krynka River about convert|60|km|mi|lk=on from the oblast's administrative center, Donetsk.

Yenakiieve is an important regional center of coal mining, metallurgy, chemical production and manufacturing. The city's outdated industry has caused accidents like that of a gas explosion which occurred in June 2008 at one of Yenakiieve's coal mines.

Yenakiieve was founded in 1853, while its first coal mines were established in 1883. The settlement was incorporated as a city in 1925.

As of the 2001 Ukrainian Census, its population is 104,000. Based on the census results, 13.8% of the city's population uses the Ukrainian language in their daily life, while more than 86% use Russian. The city is known as the birthplace of former Prime Minsiter Viktor Yanukovych.

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