Chernihiv
| Chernihiv Чернігів | |
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| Nickname: City of Legends | |
| Coordinates: 51°29′38″N 31°17′41″E / 51.49389°N 31.29472°E | |
| Country | Ukraine | 
| Oblast | Chernihiv Oblast | 
| Raion | Chernihiv Raion | 
| Hromada | Chernihiv urban hromada | 
| First mentioned | 907 | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Oleksandr Lomako (Native Home) | 
| Area | |
|  • Total | 79 km2 (31 sq mi) | 
| Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) | 
| Population  (2022) | |
|  • Total | 282,747 | 
| • Density | 1,547/km2 (4,010/sq mi) | 
| Postal code | 14000 | 
| Area code | (+380) 462 | 
| Vehicle registration | CB / 25 | 
| Website | chernigiv-rada.gov.ua | 
Chernihiv (Ukrainian: Чернігів, IPA: [tʃerˈn⁽ʲ⁾iɦiu̯] ⓘ; Russian: Чернигов, romanized: Chernigov, IPA: [tɕɪrˈnʲiɡəf]) is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, which serves as the administrative center of Chernihiv Oblast and Chernihiv Raion within the oblast. Chernihiv's population is 282,747 (2022 estimate).
The city was designated as a Hero City of Ukraine by the Ukrainian government during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.