Cherniakhiv, Zhytomyr Oblast

Rural locality in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine
Rural settlement in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine
Cherniakhiv
Черняхів
Main square of Cherniakhiv
Main square of Cherniakhiv
Flag of Cherniakhiv
Flag
Coat of arms of Cherniakhiv
Coat of arms
50°27′18″N 28°39′55″E / 50.45500°N 28.66528°E / 50.45500; 28.66528
Country Ukraine
Oblast Zhytomyr Oblast
RaionZhytomyr Raion
Area
 • Total12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total9,132
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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.

A street in Cherniakhiv

History

Until 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

  • Nikifor Chernigovsky - Polish soldier and Russian adventurer.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
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