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Uman
Умань | |
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Coordinates: 48°45′0″N 30°13′0″E / 48.75000°N 30.21667°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Cherkasy Oblast |
Raion | Uman Raion |
Hromada | Uman urban hromada |
Founded | 1616 |
Magdeburg rights | 1760 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Iryna Pletniova |
Area | |
• Total | 41 km2 (16 sq mi) |
Elevation | 166 m (545 ft) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 81,525 |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
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Postal code | 20300 |
Area code | +380 4744 |
Website | https://uman-rada.gov.ua/ |
Uman (Ukrainian: Умань, IPA: [ˈumɐnʲ] , Polish: Humań) is a city in Cherkasy Oblast, central Ukraine. It is located to the east of Vinnytsia. Located in the east of the historical region of Podolia, the city rests on the banks of the Umanka River. Uman serves as the administrative center of Uman Raion (district). It hosts the administration of Uman urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] Population: 81,525 (2022 estimate).[1]
Among Ukrainians, Uman is known for its depiction of the Haydamak rebellions in Taras Shevchenko's longest of poems, Haidamaky ("The Haidamaks", 1843).[3] The city is also a pilgrimage site for Breslov Hasidic Jews and a major center of gardening research containing the dendrological park Sofiyivka and the University of Gardening.
Uman (Humań) was a privately owned city of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.