Cherkaske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Cherkaske (Ukrainian: Черкаське) is an urban-type settlement in Novomoskovsk Raion of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Cherkaske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 4,170 (2021 est.)[2].

Cherkaske
Черкаське
urban-type settlement
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Cherkaske
Coordinates: 48°42′15″N 35°23′00″E
CountryUkraine
OblastDnipropetrovsk Oblast
RaionNovomoskovsk Raion
urban-type settlement1958
Population
 (2021)
 • Total4,179

It is home to 93rd Mechanized Brigade of Ukrainian Ground Forces. Cherkaske is located in close proximity to another military town, Hvardiiske.

During the Cold War, the 22nd Guards Tank Division was based in Cherkaske.[3]

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  1. "Черкасская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 / Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
  3. Holm, Michael. "22nd Guards Tank Division". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

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