Chernihiv
Чернігів | |
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| Nickname: City of Legends | |
  Chernihiv Location of Chernihiv in Ukraine .svg) Chernihiv Chernihiv (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 51°29′38″N 31°17′41″E / 51.49389°N 31.29472°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Chernihiv Oblast |
| Raion | Chernihiv Raion |
| Hromada | Chernihiv urban hromada |
| First mentioned | 907 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Oleksandr Lomako[1] (Native Home[2]) |
| Area | |
• Total | 79 km2 (31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 282,747 |
| • Density | 1,547/km2 (4,010/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 14000 |
| Area code | (+380) 462 |
| Vehicle registration | CB / 25 |
| Website | chernigiv-rada.gov.ua |
Chernihiv (Ukrainian: Чернігів, IPA: [tʃerˈn⁽ʲ⁾iɦiu̯] ; Russian: Чернигов, romanized: Chernigov, 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]
- ^ У в.о. мера Чернігова проводять обшуки
- ^ Small biography on Oleksandr Lomako, Civil movement "Chesno" (in Ukrainian)
- ^ "Чернігівська територіальна громада" (in Ukrainian). decentralization.gov.ua.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Zelensky gives the honorary title 'Hero City' to Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Mariupol, Kherson, Hostomel, and Volnovakha". Kyiv Independent. March 6, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.