MAKIYIVKA

Russian Makeyevka, also spelled Makeevka, or Makejevka, city, Donetsk oblast (province), eastern Ukraine. The city was founded as Dmitriyevsk in 1899 with the establishment of a metallurgical works; the nearby small village of Makiyivka was later absorbed into the city. Dmitriyevsk subsequently developed as one of the largest coal-mining and industrial centres of the Donets Basin coalfield; in 1931 it was renamed Makiyivka. There are many coal pits in and around the city. Makiyivka's modern industries include one of the largest integrated iron and steel works in Ukraine. There are also other metalworking and coke-chemical plants and factories for pneumatic machinery, shoemaking, and food processing. The city is rather dispersed, with numerous residential communities surrounding individual industrial plants over an extensive area; it is gradually extending to form a single metropolitan area with the nearby city of Donetsk, which lies just a few miles to the southwest. Makiyivka has a large research institute in mining safety. Pop. (1993 est.) 424,000.