| Chaikyne | |||||||
| Native Name: | Чайкине | ||||||
| Native Name Lang: | uk | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | Village | ||||||
| Established Title: | Founded | ||||||
| Established Date: | 1750 | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 0.52 | ||||||
| Population Total: | 296 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2001 census | ||||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||||
| Timezone: | EET | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +2 | ||||||
| Timezone Dst: | EEST | ||||||
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Chernihiv Oblast#Ukraine | ||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Chaikyne | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 52.1675°N 32.9964°W | ||||||
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code | ||||||
| Postal Code: | 16014 | ||||||
| Area Code Type: | Area code | ||||||
| Area Code: | +380 4658 | ||||||
| Elevation M: | 180 | ||||||
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Province | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Chernihiv Oblast | ||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | District | ||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion | ||||||
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Chaikyne (Ukrainian: Чайкине) is a village located in the Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion (district) in Chernihiv Oblast of northern Ukraine. It forms part of Novhorod-Siverskyi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2]
On 12 June 2020, in accordance with the decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 730-r "On the determination of administrative centers and approval of the territories of territorial communities of Chernihiv Oblast", Chaikyne became part of the Novhorod-Siverskyi urban hromada.[3] On 17 July 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform, the village retained its place in Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion, which became larger in area.[4] [5]
At the entrance to Chaikyne there is a memorial sign, the inscription on which reads: "Chaykyne is the birthplace of the President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma".[6] Also in the village, there is a monument to the soldiers of the Red Army who died in World War II and a large Orthodox cathedral built during the presidency of Leonid Kuchma.[7]
Chaikyne is the birthplace of Leonid Kuchma, the second president of Ukraine.[8]