Vision: Komsomolsk is a unique city, favorable for living, realizing of the best human potential, and providing a happy future for our children.

The city of Komsomolsk was founded on November 29, 1960 as a satellite city of the Poltava Ore Mining and Processing Enterprise. Komsomolsk, with a population of over 54 thousand people, is a rayon center and is situated in the southern part of Poltava oblast on the left bank of the Dnieper River. The official unemployment rate stands at 0.67%.

The mining industry, representing 94.6% of the overall production output of the city, constitutes the base of Komsomolsk industry. Major enterprises include “Poltava Ore Mining and Processing Enterprise” OJSC, which gave birth to the city itself, “Ryzhiv Granite Open-Cast Mine” OJSC, and Redout Rubbly Plant. The share of the processing industry is 4.7%.

In 1998 the charter of the territorial community of the city of Komsomolsk was registered, setting a precedent in Ukraine. Local self-government was initially developed through public hearings, which began in September 1997, to determine the issues most vital to the local community. In 2000, a strategic plan of local community development was designed for the city and a number of the projects developed under this plan are already in progress. The procedures of local self-government are constantly being improved to perfect service delivery in the city and a quality management system is being developed by the local government on the basis of ISO 9001–2000 international standards.

A municipal family medicine program has been functioning in Komsomolsk since 1998. The central municipal hospital was re-organized, allowing the municipal dental polyclinic and ambulance station to become independent legal structures. To ensure that patients receive all necessary medicines during their stay in the hospital, a charitable organization, called the “Municipal Hospital Fund”, was established.

Among the best of the city’s cultural life is the annual International Folklore Festival “Guelder-Rose Summer at the Dnieper River”. Folklore groups from Albania, China, India, Germany, Finland, Poland, the USA, Turkey, and other countries participate in it.

Contact information of Komsomolsk city council:

City Major: Olexander Popov
Address: Myr St., 24, Komsomolsk 39800, Ukraine
Telephone: +38 (05348) 2-14-63
E-mail: sep@komsomolsk.org.ua
URL: www.komsomolsk.org.ua