Map of Chernihiv, Ukraine

Chernihiv is the administrative centre of Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, with a population of about 282,747. It lies at 51.5055°N, 31.2849°E. Chernihiv is about 128 km (80 mi) northeast of Kyiv, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Nizhyn, 66 km to the southeast.

Chernihiv at a glance

Where is Chernihiv?

• The 15th largest city in Ukraine by recorded population.
• The largest city in Chernihiv Oblast on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 49 min on the shortest day to 16 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Chernihiv

• Nizhyn — 66 km southeast
• Homyel' — 105 km north, Belarus
• Horad Rechytsa — 113 km northwest, Belarus
• Brovary — 115 km south
• Novozybkov — 123 km north, Russia
• Pryluky — 127 km southeast
• Kyiv — 128 km southwest
• Boryspil — 130 km south
• Bucha — 131 km southwest
• Irpin — 131 km southwest

Largest cities in Chernihiv Oblast

• Nizhyn — 66,983
• Pryluky — 52,553

Largest cities in Ukraine

• Kyiv — 2,952,301
• Kharkiv — 1,421,125
• Odesa — 1,010,537
• Dnipro — 968,502
• Donetsk — 901,645
• Lviv — 717,273
• Zaporizhzhya — 710,052
• Kryvyy Rih — 603,904
• Sevastopol — 547,820
• Mykolayiv — 470,011

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.