Chernihiv Oblast

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Chernihiv Oblast
Чернігівська область / Tschernihiwska oblast
Coat of arms of Chernihiv Oblast Flag of Chernihiv Oblast
Basic data
Oblast center : Chernihiv
Official languages : Ukrainian
Residents : 1,066,800 (2014)
Population density : 33.48 inhabitants per km²
in cities : 59.2%
Area : 31,865 km²
KOATUU : 7400000000
License plate : CB, IB
Administrative division
Rajons : 22nd
Cities : 15th
managed by Oblast: 3
administered by Rajon: 12
Stadtrajone : 2
Urban-type settlements : 30th
Villages: 1,426
Settlements : 60
Contact
Address: пр-т Миру 43
14000 м. Чернігів
Website: Official website
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The Chernihiv Oblast ( Ukrainian Чернігівська область Tschernihiwska oblast , Russian Черниговская область Chernigovskaya Oblast ) is one of 25 administrative units ( oblasts of Ukraine ) in northern Ukraine . Its population is around 1.07 million (2014). It borders in the northwest on Belarus with the Homelskaja Woblasz and its Rajonen Brahin , Lojeu , Homel and Dobrusch and in the northeast on Russia with the Oblast Bryansk . In the southwest of Chernihiv Oblast is Kiev Oblast, Poltava Oblast in the southeast and Sumy Oblast in the east .

Chernihiv Oblast

Coming from Belarus, the course of the Dnepr represents the western border with Belarus. The most important river is the Desna , which flows through the oblast in a north-south direction to connect with the Dnieper north of Kiev . Other important rivers are the Snow and Seim .

The main cities of the oblast are Chernihiv , Nizhyn and Pryluky . Historically significant places are Lyubetsch , Novhorod-Siverskyj , Koselets and Baturyn .

Biggest cities

The capital of Chernihiv Oblast is the city of the same name on the Desna River, Chernihiv .

city Ukrainian name Russian name Resident
January 1, 2006
Chernihiv Чернігів Chernigov 299,609
Nischyn Ніжин Нежин 75,469
Pryluky Прилуки Прилуки 61.211
Bach mud Бахмач Бахмач 19,236
Nosivka Носівка Носовка 14,741
Novhorod-Siverskyi Новгород-Сіверський Новгород-Seversky 14,498
Koryukivka Корюківка Корюковка 13,707
Horodnja Городня Городня 13,417
Mena Мена Мена 12,554
Itschnja Ічня Ичня 12,195

See also: List of cities in Chernihiv Oblast

Administrative division

The Chernihiv Oblast is administratively divided into 22 Rajons and 3 cities directly under the Oblast administration. These are the cities of Nischyn , Pryluky and the eponymous administrative center of the oblast, the city of Chernihiv .

Chernihiv Oblast Rajons and their administrative centers

Map showing the Rajons of the Oblast

Chernihiv Oblast is divided into 22 Rajons:

Rajon Administrative headquarters surface
German name Ukrainian name transcription km²
Bachmatsch district Бахмацький район
Bachmazkyj rajon 		Bachmatsch
(city) 		1,488
Bobrovytsia district Бобровицький район
Bobrowyzkyj rajon 		Bobrovytsia
(city) 		1,418
Borsna district Борзнянський район
Borsnjanskyj rajon 		Borsna
(city) 		1,608
Horodnya district Городнянський район
Horodnjanskyj rajon 		Horodnja
(city) 		1,566
Itschnja district Ічнянський район
Itschnjanskyj rajon 		Itschnja
(city) 		1,576
Korop Raion Коропський район
Koropskyj rajon 		Korop
(urban-type settlement) 		1.312
Koselets district Козелецький район
Koselezkyj rajon 		Koselets
(urban-type settlement) 		2,600
Koryukivka Raion Корюківський район
Korjukiwskyj rajon 		Korjukiwka
(city) 		1,424
Kulykivka district Куликівський район
Kulykiwskyj rajon 		Kulykiwka
(urban-type settlement) 		944
Mena district Менський район
Menskyj rajon 		Mena
(city) 		1,377
Nizhyn district Ніжинський район
Nischynskyj rajon 		Nischyn
(city) 		1,514
Nosivka district Носівський район
Nossiwskyj rajon 		Nossivka
(city) 		1,152
Novhorod-Siverskyi district Новгород-Сіверський район
Novhorod-Siverskyj rajon 		Novhorod-Siverskyi
(city) 		1,804
Pryluky district Прилуцький район
Pryluzkyj rajon 		Pryluky
(city) 		1,796
Ripky District Ріпкинський район
Ripkynskyj rajon 		Ripky
(urban-type settlement) 		2,106
Snowsk Raion Сновський район
Snowskyj rajon 		Snowsk
(city) 		1,283
Semenivka Raion Семенівський район
Semeniwskyj rajon 		Semenivka
(city) 		1,470
Soznytsia district Сосницький район
Sosnyzkyj rajon 		Sosnytsya
(urban-type settlement) 		916
Sribne district Срібнянський район
Sribnjanskyj rajon 		Sribne
(urban-type settlement) 		579
Talalaivka district Талалаївський район
Talalajiwskyj rajon 		Talalayivka
(urban-type settlement) 		633
Chernihiv district Чернігівський район
Chernihivskyj rajon 		Chernihiv
(city) 		2,555
Varva Raion Варвинський район
Varvynskyj rajon 		Varva
(urban-type settlement) 		590

Demographics

Number of inhabitants
year 1989 1990 1995 1998 2001 2005 2008 2012 2014
Residents 1,415,900 1,412,600 1,367,300 1,315,300 1,262,100 1,187,721 1,135,899 1,088,509 1,066,800
nationality Residents 1989 (%) 2001 (%) Change (%)
Ukrainians 1,155,400 91.5 93.5 −10.6%
Russians 62,200 6.8 5.0 −35.6%
Belarusians 7,100 0.8 0.6 −32.1%
native language 2001 (%)
Ukrainian 89.0
Russian 10.3

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/
  2. ↑ http://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/
  3. ↑ http://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/general/nationality/
  4. ↑ http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/