Chernihivka ( uk, Чернігівка; russian: Черни́говка) is an

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

Berdiansk Raion Berdiansk Raion or Berdyansk Raion ( uk, Бердянський район) is one of the five raions (districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region is Berdiansk. The raion has access to the norther ...

Zaporizhzhia Oblast Zaporizhzhia Oblast ( uk, Запорі́зька о́бласть, translit=Zaporizka oblast), also referred to as Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Запорі́жжя, links=no), is an oblast (province) of southeast Ukraine. Its capital is Zaporizhzhia. The ...

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. Prior to 2020, it was also the

administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...

of the former

Chernihivka Raion Chernihivka Raion ( uk, Чернігівський район) was one of raions (districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region was the urban-type settlement of Chernihivka Chernihivka ( uk, Че ...

. It has a population of Chernihivka is situated midway between the cities of

Zaporizhzhia Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Запоріжжя) or Zaporozhye (russian: Запорожье) is a city in southeast Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. It is the Capital city, administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Zapor ...

and

Berdyansk Berdiansk or Berdyansk ( uk, Бердя́нськ, translit=Berdiansk, ; russian: Бердя́нск, translit=Berdyansk ) is a port city in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast (province) in south-eastern Ukraine. It is on the northern coast of the Sea of ...

on the bank of

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in the geographic territory known as

Azov Upland Azov Upland is a plateau or range of hills in East Ukraine within the Donetsk Oblast, Donetsk and Zaporizhia oblasts. To the north it borders Dnieper Lowland, to northeast – Donets Ridge, southwest – Black Sea Lowland, south – Az ...

. The town is located in the middle of the Pontic steppe away from major highways and railways. Chernihivka is a populated place of

Chernihivka settlement council Chernihivka ( uk, Чернігівка; russian: Черни́говка) is an urban-type settlement in Berdiansk Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. Prior to 2020, it was also the administrative center of the former Chernihivka Raion. It has a ...

, which is a municipal community and beside the town also includes two rural settlements and four neighboring villages. Chernihivka was founded in 1783 by villagers from Chernigov Governorate (''Chernihiv Governorate'') who lived on territory of the today's

Romny Raion Romny Raion ( uk, Роменський район) is a raion in Sumy Oblast in Central Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the town of Romny. Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the nu ...

(

Sumy Oblast Sumy Oblast ( uk, Сумська́ о́бласть, translit=Sumska oblast; also referred to as Sumshchyna – uk, Су́мщина) is an oblast (province) in the northeastern part of Ukraine. Population: The oblast was created in its most r ...

). The agrarian company Zorya (meaning ''Star'') plays an important role in the region. During the Soviet times the company was called Zarya Kommunizma (the Dawn of Communism).

People from Chernihivka

* Volodymyr Horilyi (born 1965), Soviet and Ukrainian footballer

References

Urban-type settlements in Berdiansk Raion Berdiansk Raion Berdyansky Uyezd {{Zaporizhia-geo-stub