Country Ukraine District Reni Raion Postal code 68800—809 Area 393 km² Local time Monday 11:46 PM | Region Odessa Oblast Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area code +380 4840 Population 19,109 (2015) | |
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Reni (Ukrainian: Рені; Romanian: Reni; Russian: Рени) is a small town in Odessa Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Reni Raion (district), and is located in the Bessarabian historic district of Budjak. Reni lies on the left bank of the Danube. The settlement was founded around 1548, acquiring city status in 1821. Population: 19,109 (2015 est.)
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Map of Reni, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine
The town has a population of 20 481. 70,54% of them are ethnic Russians, Romanians - 13,36%, Ukrainians - 12,5%, Gagauz - 1,52%, Bulgarians - 1,35%, other - 0,13%.
The surrounding Reni Raion includes some 38,000 people (including those in the town), 49% of them ethnic Romanians, 18% Ukrainians, 15% Russians, 8.5% Bulgarians and 8% Gagauz.
A railway linking Moldova and Romania passes through Reni, since the city was a part of Romania prior to 1947, when it was claimed by the Soviet Union. There are six schools, one filial branch of the Dnipropetrovsk National University, and three Russian Orthodox church buildings. It is also home to the 'Light of the World' church, which has been working to help the local community for the past 19 years.