Dnepropetrovsk - the administrative center of Ukraine, located in the Dnipropetrovsk region. This city of Ukraine with an interesting and multifaceted history. Dnipropetrovsk has passed several stages of development. The first stage dates from the middle of the XVII century. - End of XVIII century. (founding new towns Kodak). The second stage - LOTS (end of XVIII century. - 1920). The third phase began in the mid-1920s. Today Dnepropetrovsk remains no scientifically defined date of birth. Coordinates Dnipropetrovsk 48 ° 27 'N. sh. and 34 ° 59 'east. Dr. Dnepropetrovsk Ukraine is in a modern one. of industrial, financial, political, educational and research centers. Dnipropetrovsk is the fourth most populous after cities such as Kyiv Ukraine, Kharkiv and Odessa. The population of Dnipropetrovsk has almost 2 million people. Kiev - the capital of Ukrainian ferrous metallurgy and engineering.