Cherkasy Oblast

Cherkasy Oblast is an administrative region in central Ukraine, with its capital at Cherkasy. It lies largely within the Dnieper Upland and the Dnieper River basin.

Cherkasy: Cherkasy is a city on the Dnieper River and the administrative center of Cherkasy Oblast. The oblast takes its name and administrative center from this city.
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic: The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1991. Cherkasy Oblast was established within this republic in 1954.
Agriculture in Ukraine: Agriculture in Ukraine produces grains, oilseeds, sugar beets, and other crops for domestic use and export. Cherkasy Oblast’s fertile soils support extensive crop production.
Taras Shevchenko National Preserve: Taras Shevchenko National Preserve protects sites associated with the poet in and around Kaniv, Ukraine. It commemorates Shevchenko at his burial place above the Dnieper.
Dnieper River: The Dnieper is a major river flowing south through eastern Europe into the Black Sea. It crosses the oblast and shapes its landscape and transport routes.
Administrative divisions of Ukraine: Ukraine is divided into oblasts, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, and cities with special status. The oblast is one unit in Ukraine’s system of territorial administration.
Cherkasy Thermal Power Plant: Cherkasy Thermal Power Plant is a combined heat and power facility serving the city of Cherkasy. It supplies electricity and district heating to the regional capital.
Shevchenko National Reserve: The Shevchenko National Reserve is a protected cultural and historical area centered on Taras Hill in Kaniv. Its museum and memorial landscape are among the oblast’s best-known cultural sites.
Dnieper Upland: The Dnieper Upland is an elevated region of central Ukraine west of the Dnieper River. Its terrain covers much of the oblast’s western side.
Kyiv Oblast: Kyiv Oblast is an administrative region of northern Ukraine surrounding, but excluding, the city of Kyiv. Cherkasy Oblast was formed from parts of Kyiv Oblast and neighboring regions.

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