Uman (, translit. Uman?; also referred to in Polish as Huma? and in Yiddish as Imen' with palatized n) is a city located in the Cherkasy Oblast (province) in central Ukraine. The city rests on the banks of the Umanka River at around , and serves as the administrative center of the Umanskyi Raion (district), however the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast. The current estimated population is 88,730 (as of 2004). History Uman is known since 1616 as a defensive fort built against Tatar raids and a prominent Cossack regiment was stationed in the town. In 1670–1674, Uman was a residence of the Hetman of right-bank Ukraine. In 1768 Massacre of Uman occurred after Cossack (Haydamak) rebels Maksym Zalizniak and Ivan Gonta captured Uman during anti-Polish uprising known as "Koliyivschyna" in the area (Uman's modern coat-of-arms comm