Reni, Ukraine

Reni
Рені
Reni
Location of Reni in Odesa Oblast
Reni
Reni (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 45°27′27″N 28°16′16″E / 45.45750°N 28.27111°E / 45.45750; 28.27111
Country Ukraine
OblastOdesa Oblast
RaionIzmail Raion
HromadaReni urban hromada
Government
  City Head/MayorIhor Plekhov
Area
  Total
393 km2 (152 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
  Total
17,736
  Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
68800—809
Area code+380 4840
KATOTTHUA51080070010065897
Websiterenimvk.od.ua

Reni (Ukrainian: Рені, pronounced [reˈn⁽ʲ⁾i]; Romanian: Reni) is a small city in Izmail Raion, Odesa Oblast, southern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Reni urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Reni is located in the Bessarabian historic district of Budjak and on the left bank of the Danube. The settlement was founded around 1548, acquiring city status in 1821. Population: 17,736 (2022 estimate).

There are six schools, one filial branch of the Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, and three Ukrainian Orthodox church buildings. Reni is also home to the Light of the World Church.