Sokyriany
Sokyriany (Ukrainian: Сокиряни, pronounced [sokɪˈrʲɑnɪ]; Romanian: Târgu Secureni) is a small city in Dnistrovskyi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast (province) of Ukraine, Northern Bessarabia. It hosts the administration of Sokyriany urban hromada, one of the amalgamated hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 8,748 (2020 est.)[2]
Sokyriany
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Sokyriany Location in Ukraine Sokyriany Sokyriany (Ukraine) | |
Coordinates: 48°27′N 27°22′E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Chernivtsi Oblast |
Raion | Dnistrovskyi Raion |
First mentioned | 1666 |
City status | 1966 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Vasyl Ravlyk |
Area | |
• Total | 57 sq mi (148 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,748 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Post code | 60200-07 |
Area code(s) | +380-3739 |
History
Moldavia 1666–1711
Ottoman Empire 1711–1812
Russian Empire 1812–1917
Moldavian Democratic Republic 1917–1918
Kingdom of Romania 1918–1940
Soviet Union 1940–1941
Kingdom of Romania 1941–1944
Soviet Union 1944–1991
Ukraine 1991–present
City since 1966.[3]
In January 1989 the population was 11 819 people.[4][3]
In January 2013 the population was 9462 people.[5]
Until 18 July 2020, Sokyriany served as an administrative center of Sokyriany Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernivtsi Oblast to three. The area of Sokyriany Raion was merged into Dnistrovskyi Raion.[6][7]
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References
- "Сокирянская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- Сокиряны // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 2. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.378
- Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
- Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.109
- "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.