Kelmentsi

Kelmentsi (Ukrainian: Кельменці; Romanian: Chelmenți) is a rural settlement in Chernivtsi Oblast, western Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Dnistrovskyi Raion, housing the local district administration buildings. It hosts the administration of Kelmentsi settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: 6,985 (2022 estimate).

Kelmentsi
Кельменці
Chelmenți (in Romanian)
Rural settlement
Kelmentsi
Location of Kelmentsi in Ukraine
Kelmentsi
Kelmentsi (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°27′48″N 26°49′45″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Chernivtsi Oblast
RaionDnistrovskyi Raion
Founded1559
Town status1960
Government
  MayorValentyn Tverdokhlib
Area
  Total6.42 km2 (2.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
  Total6,985
  Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
60100
Area code+380 3732

At the 2001 census, the town's population was 8,007, which consisted mostly of ethnic Ukrainians. Kelmentsi itself is located in close proximity to the border with Moldova.

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