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Chemerivtsi

Chemerivtsi
Чемерівці
Urban-type settlement
Flag of Chemerivtsi
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Coat of arms of Chemerivtsi
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 49°00′44″N 26°21′11″E / 49.01222°N 26.35306°E / 49.01222; 26.35306Coordinates: 49°00′44″N 26°21′11″E / 49.01222°N 26.35306°E / 49.01222; 26.35306
Country  Ukraine
Province Khmelnytskyi Oblast
District Chemerivtsi Raion
Founded 1565
Town status 1959
Government
 • Town Head Volodymyr Voitov
Area
 • Total 5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Elevation 278 m (912 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total Decrease 5,399
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 31600—31607
Area code +380 3859
Website http://rada.gov.ua/

Chemerivtsi (Ukrainian: Чемерівці) is an urban-type settlement in Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of the Chemerivtsi Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings. The town's population was 5,431 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census and 5,399 in 2011.

Chemerivtsi was first founded in 1565 and it received the Magdeburg rights in 1797. It received the status of an urban-type settlement in 1959.



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