Cherkasy
Cherkasy
Черкаси | |
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Cherkasy Location of Cherkasy Cherkasy Cherkasy (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 49°26′40″N 32°03′35″E / 49.44444°N 32.05972°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Cherkasy Oblast |
| Raion | Cherkasy Raion |
| Hromada | Cherkasy urban hromada |
| First mentioned | 1286 |
| City status | 1795 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anatoliy Vasyliovych Bondarenko (For the Future) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 69 km2 (27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 269,836 |
| • Density | 3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 18000 – 18499 |
| Area code | +380 472 |
| Licence plate | CA, IA |
| Sister cities | Bydgoszcz, Sumgait, Santa Rosa |
| Website | chmr.gov.ua/ |
Cherkasy (Ukrainian: Черкаси, pronounced [tʃerˈkɑsɪ] ⓘ) is a city in central Ukraine. Cherkasy serves as the administrative centre of Cherkasy Oblast as well as Cherkasy Raion within the oblast. The city has a population of 269,836 (2022 estimate).
Cherkasy is the cultural, educational and industrial centre of Cherkasy Oblast and Ukraine's Central Economic Region. Known since the 13th century, Cherkasy has played a great role in the history of Ukraine. The city was the centre of the land of the Cossacks; its citizens took part in the Khmelnychchyna and Koliivshchyna Cossack and peasant rebellions.
The city is located on the right bank of Dnieper River, about 200 km (124 mi) south of the nation's capital, Kyiv. In June 2011, the city celebrated its 725th anniversary.