Cherkasy Oblast, also referred to as Cherkashchyna is an oblast in central Ukraine located along the Dnieper River. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Cherkasy. The current population of the oblast is 1,160,744.
Established: January 7, 1954
Country: Ukraine
Administrative center: Cherkasy
Largest cities: Cherkasy, Uman, Smila, Zolotonosha