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

Сокиряни

Târgu Secureni  (Romanian)
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Sokyriany
Location in Ukraine
Sokyriany
Sokyriany (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°27′N 27°22′E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Chernivtsi Oblast
RaionDnistrovskyi Raion
First mentioned1666
City status1966
Government
  MayorVasyl Ravlyk
Area
  Total57 sq mi (148 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total8,748
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Post code
60200-07
Area code(s)+380-3739

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

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]

Sokyriany quarry

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