Cherkassy region

Cherkassy region is located in the central part of Ukraine in the basin of the river Dnieper. In the north it borders on Kiev region, in the east – on Poltava, in the south – on Kirovograd and west – on Vinnitsa regions.
Cherkassy region occupies 20.9 thousand square kilometers, or 3.5% of the state (18th place in Ukraine).

The region stretches from the south-west to north-east for 245 km, from north to south - 150 km. The extreme northern point lies near the village Kononivka, the southern one - near the village Kolodyste, western one - near the village Korytnia, eastern one - near the village Stetsivka. The geographical center of the region is a point near the village Zhuravko of Gorodische district.

The territory of Cherkassy region is generally flat and conditionally divided into two parts - the right bank and left bank. Most of the right bank located within the borders of upland area with the highest point, which is the absolute height of 275 m above sea level (near Monastyrysche). In adjacent part to the right bank of the Dnieper there is waterlogged Irdyn-Tyasmynska lowland and the highland - Kanev mountains. Lowland terrain is part of the left bank area along the Dnieper lowland.