Vinkivtsi
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Vinkivtsi Віньківці |
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| Urban-type settlement | ||
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| Coordinates: 49°01′59″N 27°14′01″E / 49.03306°N 27.23361°ECoordinates: 49°01′59″N 27°14′01″E / 49.03306°N 27.23361°E | ||
| Country |
 Ukraine
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| Province | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | |
| District | Vinkivtsi Raion | |
| Founded | 1493 | |
| Town status | 1957 | |
| Government | ||
| • Town Head | Vasyl Ananchuk | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 11.45 km2 (4.42 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total |
 6,473 |
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| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal code | 32500 | |
| Area code | +380 3846 | |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ | |
Vinkivtsi (Ukrainian: Віньківці) is an urban-type settlement in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of the Vinkivtsi Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings. The town's population was 6,937 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census and 6,473 in 2011.
The settlement was first founded in 1493. In 1927, it was renamed Zatonsk (Ukrainian: Затонськ) in honor of Volodymyr Zatonsky, a member of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR. It received the status of an urban-type settlement in 1957.
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