Chernihiv Oblast

Chernihiv Oblast
Чернігівська область
Chernihivska oblast[1]
Coat of arms of Chernihiv Oblast
Nickname: 
Чернігівщина (Chernihivshchyna)
Coordinates: 51°20′N 32°04′E / 51.34°N 32.06°E / 51.34; 32.06
Country Ukraine
Established15 October 1932
Administrative centerChernihiv
Largest citiesChernihiv, Nizhyn, Pryluky
Government
 • GovernorVyacheslav Chaus[2]
 • Oblast council64 seats
 • ChairpersonOlena Dmytrenko
Area
 • Total31,865 km2 (12,303 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 3rd
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • TotalDecrease 959,315
GDP
 • Total₴ 114 billion
(€2.9 billion)
 • Per capita₴ 117,225
(€3,000)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
14-17xxx
Area code+380 46
ISO 3166 codeUA-74
Vehicle registrationСВ
Raions22
Cities (total)16
• Regional cities3
Urban-type settlements34
Villages1494
HDI (2022)0.737[5]
high
FIPS 10-4UP02
Websitechor.gov.ua

Chernihiv Oblast (Ukrainian: Чернігівська область, romanizedChernihivska oblast), also referred to as Chernihivshchyna (Ukrainian: Чернігівщина), is an oblast (province) in northern Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Chernihiv. There are 1,511 settlements in the oblast, with a total population of 959,315 (2022 estimate).[3]

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  2. ^ Zelensky appoints head of Chernihiv Regional State Administration, Ukrinform (4 August 2021)
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ "Валовии регіональнии продукт".
  5. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org.