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Klesiv

Klesiv
Клесів
Urban-type settlement
Flag of Klesiv
Flag
Coat of arms of Klesiv
Coat of arms
Klesiv is located in Ukraine
Klesiv
Klesiv
Location of Klesiv in Ukraine
Coordinates: 51°19′03″N 26°53′41″E / 51.31750°N 26.89472°E / 51.31750; 26.89472Coordinates: 51°19′03″N 26°53′41″E / 51.31750°N 26.89472°E / 51.31750; 26.89472
Country  Ukraine
Province  Rivne Oblast
District Flag of Sarnenskyj.jpg Sarny Raion
Founded 1902
Town status 1940
Government
 • Town Head Viktor Buinyi
Area
 • Total 6.84 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Elevation 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.

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.

There are placer deposits of amber near Klesiv.



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