Cherkasy Oblast

Cherkasy Oblast Черкаська область
Oblast
Cherkaska oblast[1]
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  Черкащина (Cherkashchyna)
Country	Ukraine
Established	January 7, 1954
Administrative center	Cherkasy
Largest cities	Cherkasy, Uman, Smila, Zolotonosha
Government
• Governor	Oleksandr Skichko[2]
• Oblast council	84 seats
• Chairperson
Area
• Total	20,900 km2 (8,100 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 18th
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,178,266
• Rank	Ranked 15th
Demographics
• Official language(s)	Ukrainian
• Average salary	UAH 817 (2006)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	18-20xxx
Area code	+380 47
ISO 3166 code	UA-71
Vehicle registration	CA
Raions	20
Cities (total)	25
• Regional cities	6
Urban-type settlements	34
Villages	838
FIPS 10-4	UP01
Website	www.oda.ck.ua www.rada.gov.ua

Cherkasy Oblast (Ukrainian: Черкаська область, romanized: Cherkas'ka oblast', pronounced [tʃerˈkɑsʲkɐ ˈɔblɐstʲ]; also referred to as Черкащина Cherkashchyna [tʃerˈkɑʃtʃɪnɐ]) is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine located along the Dnieper River. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Cherkasy. The current population of the oblast is 1,178,266 (2021 est.)^[3]).

Geography[]

With 20,900 km², the Cherkasy oblast is the 18th largest oblast of Ukraine, comprising about 3.5% of the area of the country. The south flowing Dnieper River with the hilly western bank and the plain eastern bank divides the oblast into two unequal parts. The larger western part belongs to the Dnieper Upland. The low-lying eastern part of the oblast used to be subject to the frequent Dnieper flooding before the flow of the river became controlled by multiple dams of Hydroelectric Power Plants constructed along the river in the 20th century.

The Ros River near Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi.

The oblast extends for 245 km from south-west to north-east, and for 150 km from north to south. The northernmost point of the oblast is located is near the village of in Zolotonosha Raion (district), the southernmost point near the village of in Zvenyhorodka Raion, the westernmost point near the village of in Uman Raion, and the easternmost point near the village of in Cherkasy Raion. The geometric centre of the oblast is located near the village ^{[citation needed]} of Horodyshche Raion. The oblast borders Kyiv Oblast to the north, Kirovohrad Oblast to the south, Poltava Oblast to the east, and Vinnytsia Oblast to the west.

History[]

Cherkasy Oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on January 7, 1954. The oblast's territory was the major cities of Cherkasy, Smila and Uman, their corresponding raions (districts), as well as 30 former raions of the Vinnytsia, Kyiv, Kirovohrad and Poltava Oblasts.

Archaeological discoveries, have shown that people have inhabited the valley of the Dnieper (Dnipro) River since the times immemorial. The oldest objects excavated on the territory of the region date back to the Stone Age – the Palaeolithic period.

Administrative divisions[]

Map of Cherkasy Oblast.

Since July 2020, Cherkasy Oblast is administratively subdivided into 4 raions (districts). There are a total of 16 cities, 15 urban-type settlements, and 824 villages.

The following data incorporates the number of each type of administrative divisions of Cherkasy Oblast:

• Administrative Center—1 (Cherkasy);
• Raions—4;
• Settlements—855, including:
  • Villages—824;
  • Urban localities—31, including:
    • Urban-type settlements—15;
    • Cities—16
• Rural councils—525.

The local administration of the oblast is controlled by the Cherkasy Oblast Rada. The governor of the oblast is the Cherkasy Oblast Rada speaker, appointed by the President of Ukraine.

Since July 2020, Cherkasy Oblast consists of four raions:

• Cherkasy Raion;
• Uman Raion;
• Zolotonosha Raion;
• Zvenyhorodka Raion.

Cities[]

The region has 16 populated places designated as cities (towns).

v Largest cities or towns in Cherkasy Oblast Source?
	Rank		Raion	Pop.
Cherkasy Uman	1	Cherkasy	Cherkasy	283,610	Smila Zolotonosha
	2	Uman	Uman	86,050
	3	Smila	Cherkasy	68,657
	4	Zolotonosha	Zolotonosha	28,301
	5	Kaniv	Cherkasy	25,169
	6	Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi	Cherkasy	21,994
	7	Horodyshche	Cherkasy	18,562
	8	Zvenyhorodka	Zvenyhorodka	17,463
	9	Shpola	Zvenyhorodka	17,331
	10	Vatutine	Zvenyhorodka	16,958

Demographics[]

A church in Subotiv near Chyhyryn, the birthplace of Ukrainian Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky.

The Sviato-Uspenskyi Cathedral in Zolotonosha.

The current estimated population is 1,335,064 (as of 2006).

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the oblast's population is almost equally divided between the urban and rural areas (53.7% and 46.3%, respectively).^[4] The demographic situation in this largely agricultural territory is somewhat complicated by population ageing.^[5]

By ethnic composition, Ukrainians represent the overwhelming majority of the oblast's population (93.6%).^[6] Ethnic Russians are the distant second group of population (5.4%), and are concentrated mainly in the city of Cherkasy.

The oblast is primarily Ukrainophone.

Age structure[]

0-14 years: 13.4% (male 87,557/female 82,340)

15-64 years: 69.1% (male 417,426/female 457,390)

65 years and over: 17.5% (male 72,835/female 147,711) (2013 official)

Median age[]

total: 41.7 years

male: 38.4 years

female: 45.0 years (2013 official)

Economy[]

The economy of the Cherkasy Oblast is largely dominated by agriculture. While the winter wheat and sugar beets are the main products grown in the oblast, barley, corn, tobacco and hemp are also grown. Cattle breeding is also important.

The industry is mainly concentrated in Cherkasy, the oblast's capital and the largest city. A chemical industry was developed in the city in late 1960s in addition to machine building, furniture making and agricultural processing.

Nomenclature[]

Most of Ukraine's oblasts are named after their capital cities, officially referred to as "oblast centers" (Ukrainian: обласний центр, translit. oblasnyi tsentr). The name of each oblast is a relative adjective, formed by adding a feminine suffix to the name of respective center city: Cherkasy is the center of the Cherkas’ka oblast’ (Cherkasy Oblast). Most oblasts are also sometimes referred to in a feminine noun form, following the convention of traditional regional place names, ending with the suffix "-shchyna", as is the case with the Cherkasy Oblast, Cherkashchyna.

Education[]

There are 5 universities in the region:

• The Bohdan Khmelnytsky National University of Cherkasy
• Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University
• (private)

Attractions[]

• Sofiivka
• Shevchenko National preserve
• Martynivka Treasure housed in Kyiv

See also[]

• Administrative divisions of Ukraine
• Right and Left-bank Ukraine, historical region

References[]

External links[]

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Coordinates: 49°26′41″N 32°03′37″E / 49.44472°N 32.06028°E / 49.44472; 32.06028