Apostolove

Apostolove (Апостолове, ; Апо́столово) is a city in Kryvyi Rih Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Apostolove urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: In 2001, the population was 16,439.

Until the raion was abolished on 18 July 2020, Apostolove was the administrative center of Apostolove Raion. After that date the town became part of Kryvyi Rih Raion.

Names

 * until 1824 Voshyve (after the local stream)
 * 1824—1933 Pokrovske (after the temple of the Intercession of the Theotokos (Pokrova))
 * 1933—1936 Apostolove (after the local train station)
 * 1936—1938 Kosiorove (after Stanislav Kosior)
 * 1938—1939 Yezhovsk (after Nikolai Yezhov)

Demographics
Ethnic composition of the town as of 2001: