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What is Cherkasy known for?
Cherkasy is the cultural, educational and industrial center of Cherkasy Oblast and Central Economical Region of Ukraine. Cherkasy has been known since the 13th century and played a great role in the history of Ukraine. Cherkasy is divided into 2 boroughs (raions): Sosnivskiy (with Orshanets village) and Pridniprovskiy.
What country is Cherkasy?
Ukraine
Cherkasy, Russian Cherkassy, city and administrative centre, central Ukraine. It lies on the high right bank of the Dnieper River, along the reservoir created by the Kremenchuk hydroelectric station.
How many rivers are there in the Cherkasy region?
More than 1,000 rivers belonging to the basins of the Dnieper and the Southern Buh flow through the Cherkasy region. The main river is the Dnieper (150 km). Its water surface is significantly increased because of the construction of the Kremenchuk (130 km long) and the Kanevsky reservoirs.
How many regions are in Ukraine?
27 regions
The first level of subdivision consists of 27 regions: Ukraine is a unitary state with four tiers of sub-national government. In order of size, they are as follows: (1) oblasts, (2) rayons, (3) city councils and (4) rural councils.
Where is Ukraine located?
Europe
Ukraine/Continent
Ukraine, country located in eastern Europe, the second largest on the continent after Russia. The capital is Kyiv (Kiev), located on the Dnieper River in north-central Ukraine.
What is oblast in Ukraine?
An oblast (Ukrainian: область), in English referred to as a region, refers to one of Ukraine’s 24 primary administrative units. Ukraine is a unitary state, thus the regions do not have much legal scope of competence other than that which is established in the Ukrainian Constitution and by law.
What is currency of Ukraine?
Ukrainian hryvnia
Ukraine/Currencies
What is the capital of Cherkasy Oblast?
Cherkasy Oblast (Ukrainian: Черкаська область, romanized: Cherkas’ka oblast’, pronounced [tʃerˈkɑsʲkɐ ˈɔblɐstʲ]; also referred to as Черкащина Cherkashchyna [tʃerˈkɑʃtʃɪnɐ]) is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine located along the Dnieper River. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Cherkasy (population: 1,231,207 (2017 est.)).
What does Cherkasy stand for?
Cherkasy (Ukrainian: Черка́си, pronounced [tʃɛrˈkɑsɪ]; Polish: Czerkasy), or Cherkassy (Russian: Черка́ссы [tɕɪrˈkasɨ]), is a city in central Ukraine. It is the capital of Cherkasy Oblast (province), as well as the administrative center of surrounding Cherkasky Raion (district) within the oblast.
What is the population of Cherkasy in 2015?
According to the newest data, the number of inhabitants of Cherkasy is 284,479 as of 1 October 2015. This number is decreasing because of rising mortality rate, socio-economic situation, and the suburbanisation process in the region. This diagram shows the changes of population in Cherkasy:
Is Cherkasy part of Poland or Russia?
Cherkasy remained part of Poland, but territories east of the Dnieper River including left-bank Ukraine and Zaporizhia were secured for Muscovy. While in the Polish Kingdom the city was a seat of the county (powiat) which belonged to a greater unit – the Kyiv Voivodeship of the Lesser Poland Province until 1793.