Kiliia

Kiliia
Кілія (Ukrainian)
Old street with the view at the St. Nicholas Church
Old street with the view at the St. Nicholas Church
Coat of arms of Kiliia
Kiliia is located in Odesa Oblast
Kiliia
Kiliia
Location in Ukraine
Kiliia is located in Ukraine
Kiliia
Kiliia
Kiliia (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 45°27′N 29°14′E / 45.450°N 29.233°E / 45.450; 29.233
Country Ukraine
OblastOdesa Oblast
RaionIzmail Raion
HromadaKiliia urban hromada
City founded862
Government
 • MayorPavlo Boychenko
Area
 • Total19.5 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total18,745
 • Density960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
68300 - 68303
Area code+380 4843

Kiliia or Kilia (Ukrainian: Кілія, IPA: [ki.lʲiˈjɑ]; Russian: Килия; Romanian: Chilia Nouă) is a city in Izmail Raion, Odesa Oblast, southwestern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Kiliia urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Kiliia is located in the Danube Delta, in the historic Bessarabian district of Budjak; across the river lies the town of Chilia Veche (Old Kiliia) in Romania. The Chilia branch of the Danube river, which separates Ukraine from Romania, is named after it. Population: 18,745 (2022 estimate).[2]

  1. ^ "Килийская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.