Nizhyn

Nizhyn
Ніжин
Flag of Nizhyn
Coat of arms of Nizhyn
Nizhyn is located in Chernihiv Oblast
Nizhyn
Nizhyn
Location of Nizhyn in Chernihiv Oblast
Nizhyn is located in Ukraine
Nizhyn
Nizhyn
Nizhyn (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 51°02′17″N 31°53′10″E / 51.03806°N 31.88611°E / 51.03806; 31.88611
Country Ukraine
OblastChernihiv Oblast
RaionNizhyn Raion
HromadaNizhyn urban hromada
Magdeburg rights1625
Area
 • Total43.2 km2 (16.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total65,830
Websitehttp://www.nizhynrada.org
Map
1773 map of the Nizhyn fortress and its citadel

Nizhyn (Ukrainian: Ніжин, pronounced [ˈn⁽ʲ⁾iʒɪn] ; Russian: Нежин) is a city located in Chernihiv Oblast of northern Ukraine along the Oster River. The city is located 116 km (72 mi) north-east of the national capital Kyiv. Nizhyn serves as the administrative center of Nizhyn Raion. It hosts the administration of Nizhyn urban hromada which is one of the hromadas of Ukraine[1] and was once a major city of the Chernigov Governorate. Nizhyn has a population of 65,830 (2022 estimate).[2]

  1. ^ "Нежинская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ 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.