| Kleszczele | |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Podlaskie |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hajnówka |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kleszczele |
| Area Total Km2: | 46.71 |
| Population As Of: | 2006 |
| Population Total: | 1432 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 52.5744°N 23.3261°W |
| Website: | https://www.kleszczele.pl/ |
Kleszczele (Ukrainian: Кліщелі Klishcheli, Belarusian: Кляшчэ́лі Kljaščè́li) is a town in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. Prior to 1999, it was in Białystok Voivodeship (1975–1998).
According to the 1921 census, Kleszczele was inhabited by:[1]
| Nationality | Population | Proportion | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 911 | 62.7% | ||
| 349 | 24% | ||
| 147 | 10.1% | ||
| 45 | 3% | ||
| Total | 1452 | 100.00% |
The Yiddish playwright Peretz Hirschbein was born in Kleszczele in 1881.