Koriukivka urban territorial hromada () is one of the

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s of

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, located within

Koriukivka Raion Koriukivka Raion () is a raion (district) of Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at the town of Koriukivka. Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raion ...

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. Its administrative centre is the city of

Koriukivka Koriukivka (, ) is a small city in Chernihiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It was founded in 1657, over 350 years ago, and it is the administrative center of Koriukivka Raion. The city hosts the administration of Koriukivka urban hromada, one of ...

. The total area of the hromada is , and the population is 13,604 (). The hromada was originally established as an

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on 18 December 2016, before being expanded to its current size in 2020 as part of

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Composition

In addition to one city (

), the hromada includes 63 villages: And 2 rural-type settlements: and .

Geography

Koriukivka urban hromada is located in the northern part of Chernihiv Oblast, occupies the northeastern part of the Koriukivka Raion. It borders with Novgorod-Siverskyi raion of Chernihiv Oblast and in the north with Russia. The total area of the district is 13.60 km².Чернігівська область. Географічний атлас. Серія «Моя мала Батьківщина» – 2003 р. ISBN 966-7620-39-5 Retrieved 13 July 2025. The area of the raion is located within the

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. The relief of the surface of the district is a lowland, slightly undulating plain, sometimes dissected by river valleys. All rivers belong to the

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. The left tributaries of the Desna River flow through the community, the largest river is

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. The climate of Koriukivka urban hromada is moderately continental, with warm summers and relatively mild winters. The average temperature in January is about -7°C, and in July - +19°C. The average annual precipitation ranges from 550 to 660 mm, with the highest precipitation in the summer period. The most common are sod-podzolic and gray forest soils. Koriukivka urban hromada is located in the natural zone of mixed forests, in

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. The main species in the forests are pine, oak, alder, ash, birch. Minerals – loam, sand. The hromada is home to the Bretsky botanical reserve.

Economy

The hromadas agriculture specializes in growing grain, oilseed and industrial crops, and producing livestock products - milk, meat, eggs. The Koriukivka urban hromada has a developed woodworking industry and food industry.

Transportation

Regional and state highways pass through the district. Highway H27 passes through the northeast part of the Koriukivka urban hromada. There are bus stations in Koriukivka. A railway has been laid from Koriukivka to

Bakhmach Bakhmach (, ) is a city located in Nizhyn Raion of Chernihiv Oblast (province), in northern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Bakhmach urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It has a population of In 2025 the population is 16,30 ...

(

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), the Koriukivka station is the terminal on the dead-end line.

References

{{Chernihiv Oblast subdivisions Hromadas of Koriukivka Raion 2016 establishments in Ukraine States and territories established in 2016

Composition

Geography

Economy

Transportation

See also

References