Chernihiv
Chernihiv (Ukrainian: Чернігів) is a city in Ukraine. About 300,000 people live there.
Chernihiv (Чернігів) | |
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City | |
      From top, left to right: Trinity Monastery, Catherine's Church, fortress guns on the Val, Krasna square, Hotel "Desna" building, and view of ancient Chernihiv with Transfiguration, Borys and Hlib Cathedrals and Chernihiv Collegium | |
 Flag  Coat of arms  | |
| Nickname: City of Legends | |
  Chernihiv (Чернігів) Location of Chernihiv in Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 51°30′0″N 31°18′0″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Chernihiv Oblast |
| Municipality | Chernihiv municipality |
| Founded | 907 |
| City Status | 907 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vladyslav Atroshenko[1] (Petro Poroshenko Bloc "Solidarity"[1]) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 79 km2 (31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 294,727 |
| • Density | 1,547/km2 (4,010/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 14000 |
| Area code | (+380) 462 |
| Vehicle registration | CB / 25 |
| Website | chernigiv-rada.gov.ua |
Twin towns — Sister cities
Chirnihiv is twinned with:
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References
- Poroshenko Bloc's Atroshenko wins Chernihiv mayoral election – Central Election Commission, Interfax-Ukraine (18 November 2015)
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