Map of Nizhyn, Ukraine
Nizhyn is a city in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, with a population of about 66,983. It lies at 51.0480°N, 31.8869°E. Nizhyn is about 116 km (72 mi) northeast of Kyiv, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Pryluky, 62 km to the southeast.
Nizhyn at a glance
Country
Region
Chernihiv Oblast
Population
66,983GeoNames
Coordinates
51.0480, 31.886951°02′53″N 31°53′13″E
Time zone
Europe/KyivUTC+02:00 / UTC+03:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
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Distance to Kyiv
116 km (72 mi)
Where is Nizhyn?
- The 2nd largest city in Chernihiv Oblast on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 7 h 54 min on the shortest day to 16 h 33 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Nizhyn
- Pryluky — 62 km southeast
- Chernihiv — 66 km northwest
- Brovary — 96 km southwest
- Boryspil — 101 km southwest
- Kyiv — 116 km southwest
- Irpin — 129 km southwest
- Vyshneve — 129 km southwest
- Bucha — 130 km southwest
- Boiarka — 138 km southwest
- Lubny — 139 km southeast
Largest cities in Chernihiv Oblast
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.