Chaikyne
Чайкине | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 52°10′03″N 32°59′47″E / 52.16750°N 32.99639°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Chernihiv Oblast |
District | Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion |
Founded | 1750 |
Area | |
• Total | 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi) |
Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
Population (
2001 census) | |
• 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]
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]
At the entrance to Chaikyne there is a memorial sign, the inscription on which reads: "Chaykyne is the birthplace of the President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma". [6] 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. [7]
Chaikyne is the birthplace of Leonid Kuchma, the second president of Ukraine. [8]