Cherkasy
Cherkasy (Ukrainian: Черка́си, pronounced [tʃerˈkɑsɪ] ⓘ) is a city in central Ukraine. Cherkasy serves as the administrative center of Cherkasy Oblast as well as Cherkasy Raion within the oblast. The city has a population of 269,836 (2022 estimate).
Cherkasy
Черкаси | |
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Cherkasy Location of Cherkasy Cherkasy Cherkasy (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 49°26′40″N 32°03′35″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Cherkasy Oblast |
| Raion | Cherkasy Raion |
| Hromada | Cherkasy urban hromada |
| First mentioned | 1286 |
| City status | 1795 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anatoliy Vasyliovych Bondarenko (For the Future) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 69 km2 (27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 269,836 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 18000 – 18499 |
| Area code | +380 472 |
| Licence plate | CA, IA |
| Sister cities | Bydgoszcz, Sumgait, Santa Rosa |
| Website | chmr.gov.ua/ |
Cherkasy is the cultural, educational and industrial center of Cherkasy Oblast and Central Economical Region of Ukraine. Cherkasy has been known since the 13th century and played a great role in the history of Ukraine. The city was the center of the land of the Cossacks; its citizens took part in Khmelnychchyna and Koliivshchyna (cossacks' and peasants' rebellions).
The city is located on the right bank of Dnieper River (specifically at the Kremenchuk Reservoir), about 200 km (124 mi) south of the nation's capital, Kyiv. Cherkasy is divided into 2 boroughs (raions): Sosnivskiy (with Orshanets village) and Pridniprovskiy. It hosts the administration of Cherkasy urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. In June 2011, the city celebrated its 725th anniversary.