Khmelnytskyi
Khmelnytskyi (Ukrainian: Хмельни́цький, romanized: Khmelnytskyi, pronounced [xmelʲˈnɪtsʲkɪj] IPA: [xmeʎˈn̪ɪt͡sʲkɪi̯] (listen)), until 1954 Proskuriv (Ukrainian: Проску́рів [proˈskur⁽ʲ⁾iu̯]), is a city in western Ukraine, the administrative center for Khmelnytskyi Oblast (region) and Khmelnytskyi Raion (district). It hosts the administration of Khmelnytskyi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Khmelnytskyi is located in the historic region of Podolia on the banks of the Buh River. The city received its current local government designation in 1941. The current city's population is estimated 274,582 (2021 est.), making it the second largest city of the former, archaic Podolia region after Vinnytsia and the largest city of the western part of the region.
Country/Region: Ukraine