Prokhorivka () is a village in the Lipliave rural hromada of the Cherkasy Raion of Cherkasy Oblast in Ukraine.
History The first written mention of the village was in 1622. It is marked on Guillaume de Beauplan's map.
On 19 July 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and liquidation of the Kaniv Raion, the village became part of the Cherkasy Raion.Постанова Верховної Ради України від 17 липня 2020 року No. 807-IX "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів"
Notable residents Yuri Ilyenko (Yurii Illienko; 1936–2010), Ukrainian film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and politician Mykhailo Maksymovych (1804–1873), professor in plant biology, Ukrainian historian and writer Ya'akov Uri (1888–1970), Israeli politician
In the village visited Taras Shevchenko and Mykola Hohol.Прохорівка // Шевченківська енциклопедія : у 6 т. / Гол. ред. М. Г. Жулинський. — Київ : Ін-т літератури ім. Т. Г. Шевченка, 2015. — Т. 5 : Пе—С. — S. 378-379.
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