Sokyriany

Sokyriany
Сокиряни (in Ukrainian)
Târgu Secureni (in Romanian)

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Sokyriany
Location in Ukraine
Sokyriany
Sokyriany (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°27′N 27°22′E / 48.450°N 27.367°E / 48.450; 27.367Coordinates: 48°27′N 27°22′E / 48.450°N 27.367°E / 48.450; 27.367
Country  Ukraine
Oblast  Chernivtsi Oblast
First mentioned 1666
City status 1966
Government
  Mayor Vasyl Ravlyk
Area
  Total 57 sq mi (14,8 km2)
Population (2015)
  Total 9,192
  Density 8,230/sq mi (3,179/km2)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Post code 60200-07
Area code(s) +380-3739

Sokyriany (Ukrainian: Сокиряни, Ukrainian pronunciation: [sɔkɪˈrʲɑnɪ], Romanian: Târgu Secureni) is a small city in Chernivtsi Oblast (province) of Ukraine, Northern Bessarabia. It is the administrative center of Sokyriany Raion. Population: 9,192(2015 est.)[1]

History

Historical affiliations

 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

Sokyriany quarry

References

  1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
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