Chaikyne, Chernihiv Oblast
Chaikyne
Чайкине | |
|---|---|
  Chaikyne Location of Chaikyne  Chaikyne Chaikyne (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 52°10′03″N 32°59′47″E / 52.16750°N 32.99639°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblasts of Ukraine | Chernihiv Oblast |
| Raions of Ukraine | Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion |
| Hromada | Novhorod-Siverskyi urban hromada |
| Founded | 1750 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 296 |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 16014 |
| Area code | +380 4658 |
Chaikyne (Ukrainian: Чайкине) is a village located in the Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion (district) in Chernihiv Oblast of northern Ukraine. It forms part of Novhorod-Siverskyi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2]
History
On 12 June 2020, in accordance with the decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 730-r "On the determination of administrative centers and approval of the territories of territorial communities of Chernihiv Oblast", Chaikyne became part of the Novhorod-Siverskyi urban hromada.[3] On 17 July 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform, the village retained its place in Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion, which became larger in area.[4][5]
Geography
The Chaikyne is located in the north of Ukraine, in the north-eastern part of Chernihiv Oblast, in the Novgorod-Siverskyi Raion. Chaikyne is located on the slopes of the Dnieper Lowland, on the Desna basin, the left tributary of the Dnieper.[6][7]
The climate is moderately continental. Winter is cool, summer is not hot. The average temperature in July is +19 °C, in January -7.5 °C. The maximum precipitation falls in the summer in the form of rain. The average annual amount is from 650 to 700 mm, changing from west to east.[8][9]
The Chaikyne located in the natural zone of mixed forests, in Polissya. Among the trees in the forests, pines, oaks dominate. The most common soils in the area are podzol soils.[9][7]
Attractions
At the entrance to Chaikyne there is a memorial sign, the inscription on which reads: "Chaikyne is the birthplace of the President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma".[10] Also in the village, there is a monument to the soldiers of the Red Army who died in World War II and a large Orthodox cathedral built during the presidency of Leonid Kuchma.[11]
Notable people
Chaikyne is the birthplace of Leonid Kuchma, the second president of Ukraine.[12]
References
- ^ "Chaikyne (Chernihiv Oblast)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Новгород-Северская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Про визначення адміністративних центрів та затвердження територій територіальних громад Чернігівської області". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ Національний атлас України, с. 42 Retrieved 2025-07-15
- ^ a b "План соціально-економічного розвитку | Коропська громада". koropska-gromada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ Національний атлас України, с. 167 Retrieved Національний атлас України, с. 42 Retrieved 2025-07-15
- ^ a b Географія Сумської області: особливості природи, соціально-економічного розвитку та раціонального природокористування: колективна монографія / За заг. ред. А. О. Корнуса. − Суми: СумДПУ імені А.С. Макаренка, 2021. − 212 с. Retrieved 2025-07-15
- ^ "Село Чайкино. Батьківщина Леоніда Кучми, придорожній камінь / Чернігівська область / : фотографії України". Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Село Чайкине. Собор / Чернігівська область / : фотографії України". Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Leonid Kuchma | president of Ukraine". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
