Chernihiv Raion

Chernihiv Raion (Ukrainian: Чернігівський район) is a raion (district) of Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine.

[2] On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Chernihiv Oblast was reduced to five, and the area of Chernihiv Raion was significantly expanded.

[3][4] Before the expansion, the raion covered an area of 2,547 square kilometres (983 sq mi).

The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 51,152 (2020 est.).

[5] After the reform in July 2020, the raion consists of 20 hromadas:[4] Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of eight hromadas:[12] Media related to Chernihiv Raion at Wikimedia Commons

Chernihiv Raion in Chernihiv Oblast before 2020
Coat of arms of Chernihiv Raion
Coat of arms of Chernihiv Raion