Chernihiv

Chernihiv
Чернігів
Flag of Chernihiv
Coat of arms of Chernihiv
Nickname: 
City of Legends
Chernihiv is located in Chernihiv Oblast
Chernihiv
Chernihiv
Location of Chernihiv in Ukraine
Chernihiv is located in Ukraine
Chernihiv
Chernihiv
Chernihiv (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 51°29′38″N 31°17′41″E / 51.49389°N 31.29472°E / 51.49389; 31.29472
Country Ukraine
OblastChernihiv Oblast
RaionChernihiv Raion
HromadaChernihiv urban hromada
First mentioned907
Government
 • MayorOleksandr Lomako[1] (Native Home[2])
Area
 • Total79 km2 (31 sq mi)
Elevation
136 m (446 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total282,747
 • Density1,547/km2 (4,010/sq mi)
Postal code
14000
Area code(+380) 462
Vehicle registrationCB / 25
Websitechernigiv-rada.gov.ua

Chernihiv (Ukrainian: Чернігів, IPA: [tʃerˈn⁽ʲ⁾iɦiu̯] ; Russian: Чернигов, romanizedChernigov, IPA: [tɕɪrˈnʲiɡəf]) is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, which serves as the administrative center of Chernihiv Oblast and Chernihiv Raion within the oblast.[3] Chernihiv's population is 282,747 (2022 estimate).[4]

The city was designated as a Hero City of Ukraine by the Ukrainian government during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]

  1. ^ У в.о. мера Чернігова проводять обшуки
  2. ^ Small biography on Oleksandr Lomako, Civil movement "Chesno" (in Ukrainian)
  3. ^ "Чернігівська територіальна громада" (in Ukrainian). decentralization.gov.ua.
  4. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Zelensky gives the honorary title 'Hero City' to Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Mariupol, Kherson, Hostomel, and Volnovakha". Kyiv Independent. March 6, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.

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