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# Cherkas'kyy Raion (Cherkasy, Ukraine)

## Cherkas'kyy County, Cherkasy District

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image by Valentin Poposki

A rectangular crimson panel with an aspect ratio of 2:3, in the central part of which there is a shield with the coat of arms of the county, to the left and right of which there is one white wavy vertical stripe.
Valentin Poposki, 16 November 2024

- Introduction
- Coat of Arms

Subdivisions:

- Balakleyivs'ka Community
- Bereznyakivs'ka Community
- Bilozirs'ka Community

See also:

- Cherkas'ka Oblast
- Oblasts (Regions) and Autonomous Republics (Ukraine)
- Ukraine

## Introduction

Cherkas'kyy County has 6878 km² with about 600'000 inhabitants. Its administrative seat is the City of Cherkasy.
The County was created in 1923. In 2020 it was enlargement absorbing, in whole or partly, abolished Chygyryns'kyy, Gorodyshchens'kyy, Kam'yans'kyy, Kanivs'kyy, Korsun'-Shevchenkivs'kyy, and Smilyans'kyy counties.
The coat of arms and flag were adopted on 30.7.2002.
The current administrative-territorial structure of the county consists of 26 United Territorial Communities: Balakleyivs'ka, Bereznyakivs'ka, Bilozirs'ka, Bobryts'ka, Budyshchens'ka, Cherkas'ka, Chervonoslobids'ka, Chygyryns'ka, Gorodyshchens'ka, Kam'yans'ka, Kanivs'ka, Korsun'-Shevchenkivs'ka, Leskivs'ka, Lipyavs'ka, Medvedivs'ka, Mliyivs'ka, Moshnivs'ka, Myhaylivs'ka, Nabutivs'ka, Rotmistrivs'ka, Rus'kopolyans'ka, Sagunivs'ka, Smilyans'ka, Stepanets'ka, Stepankivs'ka, and Ternivs'ka.

Valentin Poposki, 16 November 2024

## Coat of Arms

image by Valentin Poposki

On a shield argent, with wavy base azure, a rider with spear in right hand, wearing gules and boots and retinue azure, riding a bay horse with black mane, tail and hoofs and argent bridle. The shield is crowned with a stylized crown of three golden spikelets and framed by green pine branches, decorated below with a silver ribbon with the inscription "CHERKAS'KYY COUNTY" in Ukrainian language in Cyrillic letters.
Valentin Poposki, 16 November 2024