Klesiv (; ) is a rural settlement in Sarny Raion (district) of Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Population:
Geography Klesiv lies in the historical region of Volhynia, part of the geographic area of Polesia.
History Klesiv was first founded in the beginning of the 20th century. It was a settlement in Volhynia Governorate of the Russian Empire.
In the Second Polish Republic the settlement was part of the Volhynian Voivodeship. After the Soviet annexation of Western Ukraine, Klesiv acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1940.
Since July 1941 until January 1944 it was occupied by Axis troops.
In January 1989 the population was 5107 people.Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
In 2013 the population was 4639 people.Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.91
On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished the status of urban-type settlement, and Klesiv became a rural settlement.
Economy Klesiv is an industrial centre specializing on brick production and procession of granite. There are placer deposits of Rovno amber from the Oligocene Mezhigorje Formation in the area.
See also Stepan, the other urban-type settlement in Sarny Raion of Rivne Oblast
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