What is "kelmentsi"

Kelmentsi is an urban-type settlement in Chernivtsi Oblast ( province) in western Ukraine. The town is also the administrative center of the Kelmentsi Raion ( district), housing the local district administration buildings.

At the 2001 census, the town's population was 8,007, which consisted mostly of ethnic Ukrainians. Kelmentsi itself is located in close proximity to the border with Moldova.