Parafiivka settlement hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Pryluky Raion, Chernihiv Oblast. The Parafiivka territorial hromada is located in the north of Pryluky raion, within the Dnieper Lowland. Its administrative center is the town of Parafiivka.

It has an area of and a population of 6,595, as of 2020.

Composition The hromada includes 22 settlements: 16 villages:

And 6 rural-type settlements: Parafiivka, Kachanivka, Luhove, Sofiivka, Trostianets, and Shevchenko.

Geography The Parafiivka territorial hromada is located in the north of Pryluky raion. The distance from the hromada center to Chernihiv is about 150 km, to Ichnya - 20 km, to Pryluky - 55 km. The territory of the settlement hromadais located within the Dnieper Lowland. The relief of the hromadas surface is a lowland plain, in places dissected by river valleys. The height above sea level is 164 m. The Smozh River, the left tributary of the Udai (Sula basin), flows through the Parafiivka hromada, and a cascade of ponds has been created in the river valley.Національний атлас України/НАН України, Інститут географії, Державна служба геодезії, картографії та кадастру; голов. ред. Л. Г. Руденко; голова ред. кол.Б.Є. Патон. — К.: ДНВП «Картографія», 2007. — 435 с. — 5 тис.прим. — ISBN 978-966-475-067-4. Retrieved 2025-07-09

The climate of Parafiivka settlement hromada 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 amount of precipitation in the summer period.Чернігівська область. Географічний атлас. Серія «Моя мала Батьківщина» – 2003 р. ISBN 966-7620-39-5 Retrieved 2025-07-09.

The soil cover of the hromada is dominated by chernozem and podzolized soils. The Parafiivka settlement hromada is located the forest steppe, on the Polesia. The main species in the forests are pine, oak, alder, ash, and birch. Minerals: sand, clay.Білоус, М. Д. Географія Чернігівської області / М. Д. Білоус. — Чернігів: Ранок, 2010. — 144 с Retrieved 2025-07-11Чернігівська область. Географічний атлас. Серія «Моя мала Батьківщина» – 2003 р. ISBN 966-7620-39-5 Retrieved 2025-07-11.

The community has a dendrological park of national importance "Trostianets".Ільєнко О. О. «Тростянець» Державний дендрологічний парк // Енциклопедія історії України: у 10 т. / редкол.: В. А. Смолій (голова) та ін. ; Інститут історії України НАН України. — К. : Наукова думка, 2013. — Т. 10 : Т — Я. — С. 159. — ISBN 978-966-00-1359-9. Retrieved 2025-07-11.

Economy The leading sectors of the hromadas economy are agriculture and food industry.

Transportation Regional highways pass through the community. The nearest railway station is Ichnya on the Bakhmach-Pryluky line of the Poltava Directorate of Railway Transportation, located 23 km from Parafiivka.

See also

List of hromadas of Ukraine

References