Vinkivtsi
Vinkivtsi Віньківці | ||
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Urban-type settlement | ||
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Vinkivtsi Location of Vinkivtsi in Khmelnytskyi Oblast | ||
Coordinates: UA 49°01′59″N 27°14′01″E / 49.03306°N 27.23361°ECoordinates: UA 49°01′59″N 27°14′01″E / 49.03306°N 27.23361°E | ||
Country | Ukraine | |
Province | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | |
District | Vinkivtsi Raion | |
Founded | 1493 | |
Town status | 1957 | |
Government | ||
• Town Head | Vasyl Ananchuk[1] | |
Area | ||
• Total | 11.45 km2 (4.42 sq mi) | |
Elevation[2] | 290 m (950 ft) | |
Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 6,473 | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Postal code | 32500 | |
Area code | +380 3846 | |
Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
Vinkivtsi (Ukrainian: Віньківці) is an urban-type settlement in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine.[1] It serves as the administrative center of the Vinkivtsi Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings. The town's population was 6,937 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census[1] and 6,473 in 2011.[3]
The settlement was first founded in 1493. In 1927, it was renamed Zatonsk (Ukrainian: Затонськ) in honor of Volodymyr Zatonsky, a member of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR.[4] It received the status of an urban-type settlement in 1957.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Teofipol, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Vinkivtsi Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ↑ "Vinkivtsi (Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Vinkivtsi Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ↑ "Actual Population of Ukraine on January 1, 2011" (PDF). State Statistics Committee of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Main Statistical Office in L'viv region. Retrieved 11 February. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ "Main Page". Vinkivtsi Raion State Administration (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 11 February 2013.
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