Bilenke, Odesa Oblast
Village in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine
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Bilenke (Ukrainian: Біленьке; Turkish: Ak Kembet) is a village in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion, Odesa Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It belongs to Shabo rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2]
Bilenke
Біленьке | |
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House of Culture | |
  Bilenke Location within Odesa Oblast  Bilenke Location within Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 46°03′07″N 30°22′11″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Odesa Oblast |
| Raion | Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion |
| Hromada | Shabo rural hromada |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 1,268 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET (Kyiv)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 67770 |
| Area code | +380 4849 |
The village's old name Ak Kembet (lit. 'White Tomb') derives from the nearby Akkembet Kurgan, a multi-layered kurgan (tumulus) with burials belonging to the Cucuteni–Trypillia, Usatove, Kemi Oba, and Yamnaya cultures.
Demographics
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[3]