{{Infobox settlement | name = Kyinka | native_name = {{lang|uk|Киїнка}} | other_name = | settlement_type = Village | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{UKR}} | subdivision_type1 = Oblast | subdivision_name1 = Chernihiv Oblast | subdivision_type2 = Raion | subdivision_name2 = Chernihiv Raion | subdivision_type3 = Hromada | subdivision_name3 = Kyinka rural hromada | area_total_km2 = 2.533 | population_as_of = 2022 | population_note = | population_total = 2552 | population_footnotes = | population_metro = | population_density_km2 = 1007.5 |timezone = EET |utc_offset = +2 |timezone_DST = EEST |utc_offset_DST = +3 |postal_code_type = Postal code }} '''Kiynka''' ({{langx|uk|Киїнка}}) is a village in Ukraine, the center of Kyinka rural hromada, Chernihiv Oblast, Chernihiv Raion. It is located at a distance of 1 km from Chernihiv.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Kyinka |url=https://kyyinka.cities.iccua.org/en/object/history-of-kyinka/ |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=iccua.org}}</ref><ref name="history-0">История городов и сел Украинской ССР: Черниговская область/ ред. Половец В. М. — К.: Главная редакция УРЕ. — 1983 г. — 816 с. {{in lang|ru}} Retrieved 2024-08-08</ref><ref>Кулаковський П. Чернігово-Сіверщина у складі Речі Посполитої. 1618—1648. — К., 2006. — С. 287 {{in lang|uk}} Retrieved 2024-08-08</ref> Until 2016, the local self-government body was the Kyinka Village Council, to which, in addition to Kyinka, were subordinated villages Hushchyn and Zhawynka.<ref name="council">{{Cite web |url=http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/z7502/A008?rdat1=02.07.2011&rf7571=41345 |title=Чернігівський район на сайті Верховної Ради України |access-date=2013-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202230449/http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/z7502/A008?rdat1=02.07.2011&rf7571=41345 |archive-date=2013-12-02 |url-status=dead |language=uk}}</ref>
During the 2022 siege of Chernihiv, Russian military forces were unable to enter Kyinka, but the village was constantly shelled from the directions of Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske and {{ill|Shestovytsia|uk|Шестовиця}}, resulting in damage to over a thousand houses.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Як встояла Киїнка та втримала навалу рашистів |url=https://www.0462.ua/news/3491597/ak-vstoala-kiinka-ta-vtrimala-navalu-rasistiv |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=0462.ua - Сайт міста Чернігова |language=uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Звірячий обстріл Киїнки окупантами |url=https://cg.gov.ua/index.php?id=452602&tp=page |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=cg.gov.ua |language=uk}}</ref>
== Geography == The name of the village comes from the Kiyanka River, a right tributary of the Bilous River (Desna basin).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Історична довідка {{!}} Киїнська територіальна громада |url=https://kyinska-gromada.gov.ua/istorichna-dovidka-22-11-23-20-10-2019/ |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=kyinska-gromada.gov.ua |language=uk}}</ref> The Kyinka is located in the center of Chernihiv raion, bordering the city of Chernihiv in the northeast.The territory of the village is located within the Dnieper Lowland, on the left bank of the Desna River (Dnieper basin). The relief of the surface of the Kyinka is a lowland plain, there are oxbow lake and artificial lakes in the floodplain of the river.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Характеристика району |url=https://chadm.cg.gov.ua/index.php?id=2839&tp=1#gsc.tab=0 |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=Офіційний сайт Чернігівської райдержадміністрації}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Киїнська сільська громада |url=https://maps.visicom.ua/c/31.16032,51.42929,12/f/OTGUA5H3E?lang=uk |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=maps.visicom.ua |language=uk}}</ref>
The climate of Kyinka is moderately continental, with warm summers and relatively mild winters. The average temperature in January is about -7 °C, and in July - +19 °C. The average annual precipitation ranges from 550 to 660 mm, with the highest precipitation in the summer period.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Кліматичні характеристики |url=https://ch-pogoda.com.ua/index.php/home/klimat |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=Сайт Чернігівського метеоцентра}}</ref>
The most common are sod-podzolic and gray forest soils. The Kyinka is located in the natural zone of mixed forests, in Polissya. The main species in the forests are pine, oak, alder, ash, birch. Minerals – loam, peat, sand.<ref>''Білоус, М. Д. Географія Чернігівської області'' / М. Д. Білоус. — Чернігів: Ранок, 2010. — 144 с Retrieved 2025-07-08</ref><ref>Барановська О.В. та ін. Чернігівщина: природа, населення, господарство (комплексне географічне дослідження): Монографія. – Ніжин: Наука-сервіс, 2000. – 180 с. Retrieved 2025-07-08</ref>
Regional highways pass near the village, but there is no railway connection.The nearest railway station is in the city of Chernihiv.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Паспорт громади станом на 01.01.2025 року |url=https://kyinska-gromada.gov.ua/news/1739365921/ |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=kyinska-gromada.gov.ua |language=uk}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://kyyinka.cities.iccua.org/en/object/history-of-kyinka/ History of Kyinka] * [https://kyinska-gromada.gov.ua/ Website of the Kyinka rural hromada] {{in lang|uk}}
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Category:Villages in Chernihiv Raion