Kelmentsi

Kelmentsi
Кельменці
Urban-type settlement

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Kelmentsi

Location of Kelmentsi in Ukraine

Coordinates: UA 48°27′48″N 26°49′45″E / 48.46333°N 26.82917°E / 48.46333; 26.82917Coordinates: UA 48°27′48″N 26°49′45″E / 48.46333°N 26.82917°E / 48.46333; 26.82917
Country  Ukraine
Province  Chernivtsi Oblast
District Kelmentsi Raion
Founded 1559
Town status 1960
Government
  Town Head Valentyn Tverdokhlib[1]
Population (2001[1])
  Total 8,007
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 60100
Area code +380 3732

Kelmentsi (Ukrainian: Кельменці; Romanian: Chelmenți) is an urban-type settlement in Chernivtsi Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. The town is also the administrative center of the Kelmentsi Raion (district), housing the local district administration buildings.

At the 2001 census, the town's population was 8,007, which consisted mostly of ethnic Ukrainians. Kelmentsi itself is located in close proximity to the border with Moldova.

People from Kelmentsi

References

  1. 1 2 "Kelmentsi, Chernivtsi Oblast, Kelmentsi Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 17 January 2012.


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