Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi

Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
Білгород-Дністровський
Cetatea Albă
  • Clockwise from top: Fortress
  • Savior-Transfiguration Cathedral
  • view on the Fortress and Tyras from above
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
Location in Ukraine
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 46°11′N 30°21′E / 46.183°N 30.350°E / 46.183; 30.350
Country Ukraine
OblastOdesa Oblast
RaionBilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion
HromadaBilhorod-Dnistrovskyi urban hromada
Area
  Total
31 km2 (12 sq mi)
Elevation
28 m (92 ft)
Population
 (2022)
  Total
47,727
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
67700—67719
Area code+380 4849
ClimateCfb
Websitehttps://bilgorod-d.gov.ua/

Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (Ukrainian: Білгород-Дністровський, IPA: [ˈbilɦorod d⁽ʲ⁾n⁽ʲ⁾iˈstrɔu̯sʲkɪj]; Romanian: Cetatea Albă; Russian: Белгород-Днестровский, romanized: Belgorod-Dnestrovskiy), historically known as Aq Kirmān (Turkish: Akkerman) or by other names, is a port city in Odesa Oblast, southwestern Ukraine. It is situated on the right bank of the Dniester Estuary leading to the Black Sea, in the historical region of Budjak. It also serves as the administrative center of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion and is coterminous with Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It is the location of a large freight seaport. Population: 47,727 (2022 estimate).