Map of Chernivtsi, Ukraine

Chernivtsi is the administrative centre of Chernivtsi, Ukraine, with a population of about 264,298. It lies at 48.2904°N, 25.9324°E. Chernivtsi is about 410 km (255 mi) southwest of Kyiv, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kamianets-Podilskyi, 65 km to the northeast.

Chernivtsi at a glance

Where is Chernivtsi?

• The 19th largest city in Ukraine by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 20 min on the shortest day to 16 h 05 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Chernivtsi

• Kamianets-Podilskyi — 65 km northeast
• Kolomyia — 71 km west
• Suceava — 77 km south, Romania
• Botoşani — 81 km southeast, Romania
• Ivano-Frankivsk — 114 km northwest
• Paşcani — 130 km southeast, Romania
• Kalush — 141 km northwest
• Ternopil — 143 km north
• Khmelnytskyi — 147 km northeast
• Bistriţa — 167 km southwest, Romania

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.