Chornobai

Chornobai (Ukrainian: Чорнобай) is a rural settlement in Zolotonosha Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Chornobai settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[1] Population: 6,878 (2022 estimate).^[2]

Chornobai Чорнобай
Rural settlement
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Coordinates: 49°40′28″N 32°19′48″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Cherkasy Oblast
Raion	Zolotonosha Raion
Founded	1656
Area
• Total	8,743 km2 (3,376 sq mi)
Elevation	121 m (397 ft)
Population	6,878
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	19900
Area code	+380 4739

History

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]

Until 26 January 2024, Chornobai was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Chornobai became a rural settlement.^[5]

Population

Language

Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:^[6]

Language	Number	Percentage
Ukrainian	8 070	97.66%
Russian	158	1.91%
Other[a]	35	0.43%
Total	8 263	100.00%

Geography

Climate

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

Notes

1. Those who did not indicate their native language or indicated a language that was native to less than 1% of the local population.