Klesiv

Klesiv
Клесів
Urban-type settlement

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Klesiv

Location of Klesiv in Ukraine

Coordinates: UA 51°19′03″N 26°53′41″E / 51.31750°N 26.89472°E / 51.31750; 26.89472Coordinates: UA 51°19′03″N 26°53′41″E / 51.31750°N 26.89472°E / 51.31750; 26.89472
Country  Ukraine
Province  Rivne Oblast
District Sarny Raion
Founded 1902
Town status 1940
Government
  Town Head Viktor Buinyi
Area
  Total 6.84 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Elevation[1] 157 m (515 ft)
Population (2001)
  Total 4,624
  Density 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 34550
Area code +380 3655
Website http://rada.gov.ua/

Klesiv (Ukrainian: Клесів; Polish: Klesów) is an urban-type settlement in the Sarny Raion (district) of Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its population is 4,624 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2]

Klesiv was first founded in the beginning of the 20th century as Klesów, then a part of the modern-day nation state of Poland. After the Soviet annexation of Western Ukraine, Klesiv acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1940.

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References

  1. "Klesiv (Rivne Oblast, Sarny Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  2. "Klesiv, Rivne Oblast, Sarny Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 5 February 2012.


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