Yampil, Vinnytsia Oblast

Not to be confused with Yampil, Khmelnytskyi Oblast.

Yampil Ямпіль
Coat of arms of Yampil Coat of arms
Yampil Location of Yampil in Vinnytsia Oblast
Coordinates:
Country	Ukraine
Province	Vinnytsia Oblast
District	Yampil Raion
First mentioned	16th Century
City status	1985
Government
• Mayor	Oleksandr Kulbaba
Area
• Total	9.5 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	11,300
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	24500
Area code(s)	+380 4336

Yampil (Ukrainian: Ямпіль; Russian: Ямполь, Yampol; Romanian: Iampol) is a city located in Vinnytsia Oblast (province of central Ukraine. The city is the administrative center of the Yampil Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings. Population: 11,300 (2013 est.).

Geography

The city is located on the Dnister River, directly on the Ukrainian border with Moldova, near the commune of Cosăuţi. It is located 7 mi (11 km) away from the Moldovan settlement Soroca.

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Yampil's old coat of arms, 1796.

History

Main article: History of Yampil, Vinnytsia Oblast

Yampil was first founded in the early 1600s. In 1924, the settlement received the status of an urban-type settlement.

Prior to World War II, the city had a large Jewish population. Particularly, in 1900, Yampil's Jewish population was 2,823. The city center consisted of a large amount of Jewish-owned buildings, and four synagogues. The city also had a castle, and river port.

In 1985, it was named the administrative center of the surrounding Yampil Raion.

Demographics

In the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the city's population was 11,651. As of January 1, 2011 the city's population consisted of 11,302.

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  Yampil

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  Beauplan's map from 1648. South is up, north is down, the river is the Dniester.

Sister cities

Yampil has one sister city:

• Hârlău, Romania