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Chernihiv Oblast (
translit. Chernihivs’ka oblast’; also referred to as
Chernihivshchyna - ) is an
oblast (province) of northern
Ukraine. The
administrative center of the oblast is the city of
Chernihiv.
Geography
The total area of the province is around 31,900 km².
The oblast is bordered on the west by the
Kiev Reservoir of the
Dnieper River and
Kiev Oblast, by the
Sumy Oblast to the east, and the
Poltava Oblast to the south. The northern border of the oblast is part of Ukraine's international border abutting
Belarus's
Homyel Voblast in the north-west and the
Russian
Bryansk Oblast in the north-east, respectively.
The oblast is bisected into northern and southern sections by the
Desna River, which enters the Dnieper just north of the
Kyiv city limits.
History
The Chernihiv Oblast was created as part of the
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on
October 15,
1932.
The capital city of Chernihiv has known human settlement for over 2,000 years, according to
archaeological excavations. The Chernihiv Oblast comprises a very important historical region, notable as early as the
Kievan Rus' period, when the cities of Chernihiv and Novhorod-Siverskyi were frequently mentioned. The city of Chernihiv was the second most important
Ukrainian city during the Rus' period of Ukrainian history, often serving as a major regional capital.
Danylo of Chernihiv wrote of his pilgrimage to
Jerusalem during this era. The numerous architectural monuments of the city bear witness to the invasions suffered, including those by the
Tatars/Mongols,
Lithuanians,
Poles,
Russians, and
Nazis.
The oblast is located in the historic region of
Polesia (
translit. Polissia).
Administrative Subdivisions
The following data incorporates the number of each type of administrative divisions of the Chernihiv Oblast:
- Administrative Center - 1 (Chernihiv)
- Raions — 22;
- City raions — 3 (including the Oblast's administrative center);
- Settlements — 1534, including:
- Villages — 1489;
- Cities/Towns — 45, including:
The local administration of the oblast' is controlled by the Chernihiv Oblast Rada. The governor of the oblast' is the Chernihiv Oblast Rada speaker, appointed by the
President of Ukraine.
Important cities
Important cities and historical settlements of the Chernihiv Oblast include:
Bakhmach
Chernihiv (capital city)
Koriukivka
Kozelets (historical city)
Liubech (historical city)
Nizhyn (important cultural and industrial center)
Novhorod-Siversky (historical city)
Pryluky (important industrial center and major Air Force base)
Raions
The raions (districts) of the Chernihiv Oblast include:
The Slavutych municipality is located in Chernihiv Oblast on the eastern bank of the Dnieper, but officially belongs to Kiev Oblast (being an administrative exclave).
Demographics
The current estimated population of the oblast is around 1,156,609 (as of 2006).
The population of the oblast is predominantly Ukrainian, with minority Belarusian and Russian populations concentrated in the northern districts.
The province has experienced long-term population decline. The population has fallen 23% from the 1959 figure of 1,554,000, the steepest decline of any Ukrainian oblast. It has the lowest population density in the country.
Economy
Industry
The economy of the Chernihiv Oblast mostly deals with petroleum and natural gas extraction, transport, machinery, tobacco and textile industry. A major tobacco factory is situated in Pryluky. Cities of Bakhmach and Nizhyn are the important railway junctions on the route from Russia and Belarus to South-Eastern Europe. There are notable machinery and electronics industries in Chernihiv. Chernihiv also has a beer brewery producing beer under the name "Chernihivske".
Religion
The religion among believers in the oblast is overwhelmingly Eastern Orthodox. A substantial percentage of the population is atheist. Small minorities of Ukrainian Catholics, Roman Catholics (including the descendants of earlier Polish colonists), and recent converts to Protestantism are also present.
Culture and tourist attractions
There are few outstanding historical Orthodox churches and buildings in Chernihiv, Novhorod-Siverskyi, Liubech, Nizhyn (Nezhyn) and Koselets' (an city of Ancient Rus', older than Kyiv). Nizhyn is a historical Kozak city and home to a university.
Nomenclature
Most of Ukraine's oblasts are named after their capital cities, officially referred to as "oblast centers" (translit. oblasnyi tsentr). The name of each oblast is a relative adjective, formed by adding a feminine suffix to the name of respective center city: Chernihiv is the center of the Chernihivs’ka oblast’ (Chernihiv Oblast). Most oblasts are also sometimes referred to in a feminine noun form, following the convention of traditional regional place names, ending with the suffix "-shchyna", as is the case with the Chernihiv Oblast, Chernihivshchyna.
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