Cherkasy is a city in central Ukraine. Cherkasy is the capital of Cherkasy Oblast, as well as the administrative center of Cherkasky Raion within the oblast. Population: 272,651
Cherkasy is the cultural, educational and industrial center of Cherkasy Oblast and Central Economical Region of Ukraine. Cherkasy has been known since the 13th century and played a great role in the history of Ukraine. The city was the center of the land of the Cossacks; its citizens took part in Khmelnychchyna and Koliyivschyna.
The city is located on the right bank of Dnieper River, about 200 km south of the nation's capital, Kyiv. Cherkasy is divided into 2 boroughs: Sosnivskiy and Pridniprovskiy. It hosts the administration of Cherkasy urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. In June 2011, the city celebrated its 725th anniversary.