Chernivtsi (Ukrainian: Чернівці́, pronounced [tʃern⁽ʲ⁾iu̯ˈts⁽ʲ⁾i]; Romanian: Cernăuți, pronounced [tʃernəˈutsʲ]; see also ) is a city in the historical region of Bukovina, which is now divided along the borders of Romania and Ukraine, including this city, which is situated on the upper course of the Prut river in the Southwestern Ukrainian territory. Chernivtsi serves as the administrative center for the Chernivtsi raion, the , and the oblast itself. In 2021, the Chernivtsi population, by estimate, is 265,471, and the latest census in 2001 was 240,600.