Vinkivtsi
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| Vinkivtsi Віньківці |
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| Country |  Ukraine |
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| Province | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | |
| District | Vinkivtsi Raion | |
| Founded | 1493 | |
| Town status | 1957 | |
| Government | ||
| • Town Head | Vasyl Ananchuk[1] | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 11.45 km2 (4.42 sq mi) | |
| Elevation[2] | 290 m (950 ft) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total |  6,473 |
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| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal code | 32500 | |
| Area code | +380 3846 | |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ | |
Vinkivtsi (Ukrainian: Віньківці) is an urban-type settlement in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine.[1] It serves as the administrative center of the Vinkivtsi Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings. The town's population was 6,937 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census[1] and 6,473 in 2011.[3]
The settlement was first founded in 1493. In 1927, it was renamed Zatonsk (Ukrainian: Затонськ) in honor of Volodymyr Zatonsky, a member of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR.[4] It received the status of an urban-type settlement in 1957.[1]
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