Klesiv

Klesiv (Ukrainian: Клесів; Polish: Klesów) is an urban-type settlement in Sarny Raion (district) of Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its population was 4,624 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 4,669(2017 est.)[3]

Klesiv

Клесів
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Location of Klesiv in Ukraine
Klesiv
Klesiv (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 51°19′03″N 26°53′41″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Rivne Oblast
Raion Sarny Raion
Founded1902
Town status1940
Government
  Town HeadViktor Buinyi
Area
  Total6.84 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Elevation157 m (515 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total4,624
  Density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
34550
Area code+380 3655
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/

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.

Amber

There are placer deposits of amber near Klesiv.[4]

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See also

  • Stepan, the other urban-type settlement in Sarny Raion of Rivne Oblast

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. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  3. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  4. James Marson (June 3, 2016). "Lure of Amber Pits Ukraine's Illegal Miners Against State". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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