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Cherkasy

Also known as Cherkassy

Cherkasy (, ) 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

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Cherkasy is a city in central Ukraine that serves as the administrative center for both Cherkasy Oblast (a regional division) and Cherkasy Raion (a smaller district within that region). As an administrative hub, the city is important for local governance and administration in its area of central Ukraine.

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Settlement.blank_name: Licence plate
Settlement.blank_info: CA, IA
Settlement.blank1_info: Bydgoszcz, Sumgait, Santa Rosa
Settlement.blank1_name: Sister cities
Settlement.website: chmr.gov.ua/
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 10
Settlement.mapframe wikidata: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Hromada
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Cherkasy urban hromada
Settlement.name: Cherkasy
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_flag: FLA Cherkasy, Cherkaska, Ukraine.svg
Settlement.image_shield: COA Cherkasy, Cherkaska, Ukraine.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Cherkasy Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Raion

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Черкаси
Population: 269836
Area: 78
Elevation: 110
Official website: www.rada.cherkasy.ua/ua
Image: Готель «Слов’янський», Черкаси.jpg
Dialing code: 472
Licence plate code: IА / 24

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Commons category: Cherkasy
inception: 1284-00-00
postal code: 18000-499
native label: Черкаси
time of earliest written record: 1284-00-00
P8168: Gopinath Bordoloi
P12749: Wikstroemia villosa

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Contents

Etymology
Geography
Location
Climate
Ecology
Demographics
Language
History
Early history
Under the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Under Polish rule, Khmelnytsky Uprising
19th – early 20th centuries
[[Ukrainian War of Independence]], Second World War and Soviet period
Independence from the Soviet Union
Transportation
Public transportation
Roads
Railways
Air and water transport
Economy
Education
Culture and recreation
Museums
Theatres and music
Recreation
Festivals
Mass media
Sports
Architecture and sights
Notable people
Sport
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
References
External links
Further reading

Cherkasy (, ) 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

Cherkasy is the cultural, educational and industrial centre of Cherkasy Oblast and Ukraine's . Known since the 13th century, Cherkasy has 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 the Khmelnychchyna and Koliivshchyna Cossack and peasant rebellions.