Reni
Рені | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 45°27′27″N 28°16′16″E / 45.45750°N 28.27111°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Odesa Oblast |
Raion | Izmail Raion |
Hromada | Reni urban hromada |
Government | |
• City Head/Mayor | Ihor Plekhov |
Area | |
• Total | 393 km2 (152 sq mi) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 17,736 |
• Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 68800—809 |
Area code | +380 4840 |
Website | renimvk |
Reni (Ukrainian: Рені, pronounced [reˈn⁽ʲ⁾i]; Romanian: Reni) is a small city in Izmail Raion, Odesa Oblast, southern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Reni urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Reni is located in the Bessarabian historic district of Budjak and on the left bank of the Danube. The settlement was founded around 1548, acquiring city status in 1821. Population: 17,736 (2022 estimate).[2]
There are six schools, one filial branch of the Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, and three Ukrainian Orthodox church buildings. Reni is also home to the Light of the World Church.[3]