e ▁in ▁the ▁Tal n iv sky i ▁Ra ion , ▁the ▁western most ▁point ▁near ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁K ory t ny a ▁in ▁the ▁Z hash k iv sky i ▁Ra ion , ▁and ▁the ▁eastern most ▁point ▁near ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁St ets iv ka ▁in ▁the ▁Ch y hy ry n sky ▁Ra ion . ▁ ▁The ▁geometric ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁ob last ▁is ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁village ▁Zh ur av ky ▁of ▁the ▁Hor ody sh ch ens ky i ▁Ra ion . ▁The ▁ob last ▁borders ▁the ▁Ky iv ▁O blast ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁the ▁K iro vo hr ad ▁O blast ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁the ▁Pol t ava ▁O blast ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁and ▁the ▁Vin ny ts ia ▁O blast ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Ch erk asy ▁O blast ▁was ▁created ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Soviet ▁Social ist ▁Republic ▁on ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁The ▁ob last ' s ▁territory ▁was ▁the ▁major ▁cities ▁of ▁Ch erk asy , ▁Sm ila ▁and ▁U man , ▁their ▁corresponding ▁ra ions ▁( d istrict s ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ 3 0 ▁former ▁ra ions ▁of ▁the ▁Vin ny ts ia , ▁K iev , ▁K iro vo hr ad ▁and ▁Pol t ava ▁O bl asts . ▁ ▁Arch ae ological ▁discover ies , ▁have ▁shown ▁that ▁people ▁have ▁inhab ited ▁the ▁valley ▁of ▁the ▁D nie per ▁( D n