Uman

Uman
Умань
Church of Assumption of Mary
Flag of Uman
Coat of arms of Uman
Uman is located in Cherkasy Oblast
Uman
Uman
Location of Uman
Uman is located in Ukraine
Uman
Uman
Uman (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°45′0″N 30°13′0″E / 48.75000°N 30.21667°E / 48.75000; 30.21667
Country Ukraine
OblastCherkasy Oblast
RaionUman Raion
HromadaUman urban hromada
Founded1616
Magdeburg rights1760
Government
 • MayorIryna Pletniova
Area
 • Total41 km2 (16 sq mi)
Elevation
166 m (545 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total81,525
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
 [1]
Postal code
20300
Area code+380 4744
Websitehttps://uman-rada.gov.ua/
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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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Уманська територіальна громада" (in Ukrainian). decentralization.gov.ua.
  3. ^ Magocsi, A History of Ukraine, 1996, p297