{
  "place_id": "poninka#7787_11529",
  "wikidata": "Q1973731",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Понінка",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Poninka",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010); recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. Also identical to BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). Also identical to ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Ponìnka",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Понінка",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local sources quoted in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Poninka",
      "why": "Same as in English; used as the French geographical reference heading.",
      "alternatives": []
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Poninka is a settlement near Polonne in Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine. It is associated with a long-established paper industry.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Paper industry confirmed by the local producer and regional administration. https://pkpf.com.ua/ua/about_us ; https://www.adm-km.gov.ua/?p=85657 Standard-derived forms are retrieval aids, not claims of English prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poninka ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poninka.",
  "rank": 1307,
  "slug": "poninka"
}