Pervomaysk
eastern Ukraine
Pervomaysk, also spelled Pervomaisk, formerly (until 1920) Petromarivka, mining town, eastern Ukraine, on the Donets Coal Basin. The town was established by 1765 and grew with the development of mining there after 1872. It was incorporated in 1938. Besides mining, Pervomaysk has been the site of electrical-engineering and light industries. Pop. (2001) 43,082; (2005 est.) 41,112.
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