Kelmentsi
| Kelmentsi Кельменці | |||
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| 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°ECoordinates: UA 48°27′48″N 26°49′45″E / 48.46333°N 26.82917°E | |||
| 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
- Nicolae Dan Cristescu (1929), Romanian mathematician, member of the Romanian Academy (since 1992).
References
- 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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