▁central ▁Ukraine ▁located ▁along ▁the ▁D nie per ▁River . ▁The ▁administrative ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁ob last ▁is ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Ch erk asy ▁( pop ulation : ▁). ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁With ▁ 2 0 , 9 0 0   km ², ▁the ▁Ch erk asy ▁ob last ▁is ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁largest ▁ob last ▁of ▁Ukraine , ▁compr ising ▁about ▁ 3 . 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁The ▁south ▁flow ing ▁D nie per ▁River ▁with ▁the ▁h illy ▁western ▁bank ▁and ▁the ▁plain ▁eastern ▁bank ▁div ides ▁the ▁ob last ▁into ▁two ▁une qual ▁parts . ▁ ▁The ▁larger ▁western ▁part ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁D nie per ▁U pl and . ▁The ▁low - lying ▁eastern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ob last ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁frequent ▁D nie per ▁flo oding ▁before ▁the ▁flow ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁became ▁controlled ▁by ▁multiple ▁d ams ▁of ▁H ydro elect ric ▁Power ▁Pl ants ▁constructed ▁along ▁the ▁river ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁ob last ▁extends ▁for ▁ 2 4 5   km ▁from ▁south - west ▁to ▁north - east , ▁and ▁for ▁ 1 5 0   km ▁from ▁north ▁to ▁south . ▁The ▁northern most ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁ob last ▁is ▁located ▁is ▁near ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Kon on iv ka ▁in ▁the ▁D rab iv sky i ▁Ra ion ▁( d istrict ), ▁the ▁southern most ▁point ▁near ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Kol od yst