Cherkasy

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Cherkasy Черкаси
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Coordinates: 49°26′40″N 32°03′35″E / 49.44444°N 32.05972°E / 49.44444; 32.05972
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Cherkasy Oblast
Raion	Cherkasy Raion
Hromada	Cherkasy urban hromada
First mentioned	1286
City status	1795
Government
• Mayor	Anatoliy Vasyliovych Bondarenko [uk][1] (For the Future[1])
Area
• Land	69 km2 (27 sq mi)
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	269,836
	[2]
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	18000 – 18499
Area code	+380 472
Licence plate	CA, IA
Sister cities	Bydgoszcz, Sumgait, Santa Rosa
Website	chmr.gov.ua/

Cherkasy (Ukrainian: Черка́си, pronounced [tʃerˈkɑsɪ] ^ⓘ) is a city in central Ukraine. Cherkasy serves as the administrative centre of Cherkasy Oblast as well as Cherkasy Raion within the oblast. The city has a population of 269,836 (2022 estimate).^[2]

Cherkasy is the cultural, educational and industrial centre 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. The city was the centre of the land of the Cossacks; its citizens took part in Khmelnychchyna and Koliivshchyna Cossack and peasant rebellions.

The city is located on the right bank of Dnieper River (specifically at the Kremenchuk Reservoir), about 200 km (124 mi) south of the nation's capital, Kyiv. Cherkasy is divided into 2 boroughs (raions): Sosnivskiy (with Orshanets village) and Pridniprovskiy. It hosts the administration of Cherkasy urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[3] In June 2011, the city celebrated its 725th anniversary.