Editing Chernihiv Oblast (section)

{{Short description|Oblast (region) of Ukraine}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
<!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->| name               = Chernihiv Oblast
| native_name        = Чернігівська область
| native_name_lang   = uk<!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. -->
| official_name      = Chernihivska oblast<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Syvak|first1=Nina|last2=Ponomarenko|first2=Valerii|last3=Khodzinska|first3=Olha|last4=Lakeichuk|first4=Iryna|date=2011|editor-last=Veklych|editor-first=Lesia|others=scientific consultant Iryna Rudenko; reviewed by Nataliia Kizilowa; translated by Olha Khodzinska|title=Toponymic Guidelines for Map and Other Editors for International Use|url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/UNGEGN/docs/Toponymic%20guidelines%20PDF/Ukraine/Verstka.pdf|page=20|access-date=2020-10-06|website=[[United Nations Statistics Division]]|publisher=DerzhHeoKadastr and Kartographia|publication-place=Kyiv|isbn=978-966-475-839-7}}</ref>
| nickname           = {{lang|uk|Чернігівщина}} ({{Transliteration|uk|Chernihivshchyna}})
| settlement_type    = [[Oblasts of Ukraine|Oblast]]
| image_skyline      = 
| image_alt          = 
| image_caption      = 
| image_flag         = Prapor Chernihivskoyi oblasti.svg
| flag_alt           = Flag of Chernihiv Oblast
| image_shield       = Coat of Arms of Chernihiv Oblast.svg
| shield_alt         = Coat of arms of Chernihiv Oblast
| image_map          = Chernihiv in Ukraine.svg
| mapsize            = 275px
| map_alt            = 
| map_caption        = 
| coordinates        = {{coord|51.34|32.06|type:adm1st_region:UA|display=inline,title}}|
| coor_pinpoint      = 
| coordinates_footnotes = 
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{UKR}}
| parts_type         = [[List of cities in Chernihiv Oblast|Largest cities]]
| parts_style        = para
| p1                 = [[Chernihiv]], [[Nizhyn]], [[Pryluky]]
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 15 October 1932
| seat_type          = [[Administrative centre|Administrative center]]
| seat               = [[Chernihiv]]
| leader_party       = 
| leader_title       = [[Governor of Chernihiv Oblast|Governor]]
| leader_name        = [[Vyacheslav Chaus]]<ref>[https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/3292088-zelensky-appoints-head-of-chernihiv-regional-state-administration.html Zelensky appoints head of Chernihiv Regional State Administration], [[Ukrinform]] (4 August 2021)</ref>
| leader_title1      = [[Chernihiv Oblast Council|Oblast council]]
| leader_name1       = 64 seats
| leader_title2      = Chairperson
| leader_name2       = Olena Dmytrenko
| unit_pref          = Metric<!-- or US or UK -->
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_total_km2     = 31865
| area_land_km2      = 
| area_water_km2     = 
| area_water_percent = 
| area_rank          = [[List of Ukrainian oblasts and territories by area|Ranked 3rd]]
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 
| population_footnotes = <ref name="ua2022estimate"/>
| population_total   = {{decrease}} 959315
| population_rank    = 
| population_as_of   = 2022
| population_blank1_title = Annual growth
| population_blank1  = 
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = GDP
| demographics1_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|title=Валовий регіональний продукт|url=https://ukrstat.gov.ua/druk/publicat/kat_u/2023/05/zb_vrp_2021.xlsx}}</ref>
| demographics1_title1 = Total
| demographics1_info1 = ₴ 114 billion<br />(€2.9 billion)
| demographics1_title2 = Per capita
| demographics1_info2 = ₴ 117,225<br />(€3,000)
| blank5_name_sec1   = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2022)
| blank5_info_sec1   = 0.737<ref>{{Cite web|title= Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab |url= https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/table/shdi/UKR/?levels=1+4&years=2022&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0 |website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en}}</ref><br />{{color|#0c0|high}}
| blank_name_sec1    = [[Raions of Ukraine|Raion]]s
| blank_info_sec1    = 5
| blank1_name_sec1   = [[Hromada]]s
| blank1_info_sec1   = 57
| blank2_name_sec1   = 
| blank2_info_sec1   = 
| blank3_name_sec1   = 
| blank3_info_sec1   = 
| blank4_name_sec1   = 
| blank4_info_sec1   = 
| timezone1          = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
| utc_offset1        = +2
| timezone1_DST      = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
| utc_offset1_DST    = +3
| postal_code_type   = [[Ukrainian postal codes|Postal code]]
| postal_code        = 14-17xxx
| area_code_type     = [[Area code#Ukraine|Area code]]
| area_code          = [[Area code#Ukraine|+380 46]]
| iso_code           = [[ISO 3166-2:UA|UA-74]]
| registration_plate_type = [[Vehicle registration plates of Ukraine|Vehicle registration]]
| registration_plate = СВ
| blank_name_sec2    = [[FIPS 10-4]]
| blank_info_sec2    = [[List of FIPS region codes (S-U)#UP: Ukraine|UP02]]
| blank1_name_sec2   = [[NUTS statistical regions of Ukraine]]
| blank1_info_sec2   = UA14
| website            = [http://chor.gov.ua chor.gov.ua]
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''Chernihiv Oblast''' ({{langx|uk|Чернігівська область|translit=Chernihivska oblast}}), also referred to as '''Chernihivshchyna''' ({{langx|uk|Чернігівщина}}), is an [[administrative divisions of Ukraine|oblast]] (province) in northern [[Ukraine]]. The [[capital city|administrative center]] of the oblast is the city of [[Chernihiv]]. There are 1,511 settlements in the oblast, with a total population of {{Ua-pop-est2022|959,315|punct=.}}