Cherniakhiv (Ukrainian: Черняхів) is a rural settlement in Zhytomyr Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. It was the administrative center of Cherniakhiv Raion until the raion was abolished in 2020. Population: 9,132 (2022 estimate)[1] In 2001, population was 10,416.
Cherniakhiv
Черняхів | |
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Location in Zhytomyr Oblast Location in Ukraine | |
Coordinates: 50°27′18″N 28°39′55″E / 50.45500°N 28.66528°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Zhytomyr Oblast |
Raion | Zhytomyr Raion |
Area | |
• Total | 12 km2 (5 sq mi) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 9,132 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
editUntil 26 January 2024, Cherniakhiv was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Cherniakhiv became a rural settlement.[2]
Notable people
edit- Nikifor Chernigovsky - Polish soldier and Russian adventurer.
References
edit- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.