Chornobai

Chornobai (Ukrainian: Чорнобай) is an urban-type settlement in Zolotonosha Raion (administrative region), within eastern Cherkasy Oblast (province), in central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Chornobai urban hromada, one of the amalgamated hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 7,096 (2020 est.)[2]

Chornobai

Чорнобай
Country Ukraine
OblastCherkasy Oblast
RaionZolotonosha Raion
Founded1656
Area
 • Total8,743 km2 (3,376 sq mi)
Elevation
121 m (397 ft)
Population
7,096
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
19900
Area code(s)+380 4739

Until 18 July 2020, Chornobai served as an administrative center of Chornobai Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Cherkasy Oblast to four. The area of Chornobai Raion was merged into Zolotonosha Raion.[3][4]

Population

The population of Chornobai was 7 311 as of 01.07.2015. People from various nationalities live in this urban-type settlement, including people from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Poland, Russia and the Czech Republic.

Name origin

The name "Chornobai" potentially means the name of one of the first residents. It is believed that a man called "Chornyy Bai" (Black Mr.) found the settlement and named it after himself. In fact, Chornobai had multiple names throughout its history.

Climate

Chornobai has a continental climate. Average temperature is -6°C in January and +24°C in July.

References
  1. "Чернобаевская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  3. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  4. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.

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