Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine

Khmelnytskyi, Barley (Ukrainian: Хмельни́цький, Khmel'nyts'ky; [Хмельни́цкий, Khmel'nitsky] error: {{lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help); Pols: Chmielnicki) (till 1954, Proskuriv, Ukrainian: Проскурів) is the admeenistrative centre o the Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) in wastren Ukraine. The ceety lees in the historic Podolia region on the banks o the Soothren Buh River.

Khmelnytskyi

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Proskurivska Street in Khmelnytskyi
Proskurivska Street in Khmelnytskyi
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Coat of airms o Khmelnytskyi
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Khmelnytskyi is located in Ukraine
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Location o Khmelnytskyi in Ukraine
Khmelnytskyi is located in Khmelnytskyi Oblast
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Khmelnytskyi
Khmelnytskyi (Khmelnytskyi Oblast)
Coordinates: 49°25′0″N 27°00′0″E / 49.41667°N 27.00000°E / 49.41667; 27.00000
Kintra Ukraine
Province Khmelnytskyi Oblast
RaionKhmelnytskyi Raion
First mentioned1493
Ceety richts22 September 1937
Govrenment
 • Ceety HeidSerhiy Melnyk
Area
 • Total90 km2 (30 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total290,100
 • Density2822/km2 (7,310/sq mi)
Postal code
29000
Area code(s)+380 382
Websitehttp://www.khmelnytsky.com

The toun's oreeginal name wis Płoskirów, later Proskurov, but in 1954 wis renamed Khmelnytskyi. The alternative transliterations o the name include Khmel’nyts’kyỹ, Khmel’nyts’kyy, Khmelnitsky, an Khmelnitskiy. The ceety is servit bi Khmelnytskyi Ruzhychna Airport. As o 2009, the ceety's population is 290,100.

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