Kilia, Ukraine
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Skyline of Kiliya from one of the churches
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 Kiliya (Кілія)
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| Coordinates: 45°27′N 29°14′E / 45.450°N 29.233°E | ||
| Country |
 Ukraine
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| Oblast | Odessa Oblast | |
| Raion | Kiliya Raion | |
| City founded | 862 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Valentin Ivanovich Bobrovskyi | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 195 km2 (75 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 20,311 | |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal code | 68300 - 68303 | |
| Area code(s) | +380 4843 | |
Kiliya (Ukrainian: Кілія; Russian: Килия; Romanian: Chilia [-Nouă]; Moldovan (Cyrillic): Килия [-Ноуэ]; Polish: Kilia; Greek: Κελλίa, Kellía; Turkish: Kilya) is a small city in Odessa Oblast (province) of southwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Kiliya Raion (district), and is located in the Danube Delta, in the Bessarabian historic district of Budjak. The Chilia branch of the Danube river, which separates Ukraine from Romania, is named after Kiliya. Population: 20,311 (2015 est.)
A town on the Romanian side of the Chilia branch of the Danube, known as Chilia Veche (Ukrainian: Cтapa Кілія, translit. Stara Kiliya) or "Older Chilia", was founded by the Byzantines - κελλίa, kellia being the equivalent of "granaries", a name first recorded in 1241, in the works of the Persian chronicler Rashid-al-Din Hamadani.
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