Chyhyryn Raion

Chyhyryn Raion (Ukrainian: Чигири́нський райо́н) is a raion (district) of Cherkasy Oblast, central Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at the town of Chyhyryn. Population: 26,458(2017 est.)[1]

Chyhyrynskyi Raion
Raion
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Coordinates: 49°9′43.9″N 32°30′27.5″E
Country Ukraine
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Population
 (2017)
  Total264,508
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Area code+380

During the Ukrainian War of Independence the region was proclaimed the "Kholodny Republic" (led by local Vasyl Chuchupak[2]) which strived for Ukrainian independence from the Soviet Union.[2][3] The Kholodny Republic lasted from 1919 to 1922.[3]

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