# Kherson Oblast

| Kherson Oblast Херсонська область Khersons’ka oblast’ |
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| Oblast |
| Coat airms |
| Eik-name(s): [Херсонщина (*Khersonshchyna*)] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
| Location o Kherson Oblast (red) athin Ukraine (blue) |
| Kintra |  Ukraine |
| Admin. centre | Kherson |
| Govrenment |
|  • Governor | Anatoliy Hrytsenko (Pairty o Regions) |
|  • Chairperson | Volodymyr Anatoliyovych Dem'okhin (Pairty o Regions) |
| Area |
|  • Total | 28461 km2 (10,989 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) |
|  • Total | 1,126,000 |
|  • Rank | Ranked 22nt |
|  • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
|  • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Aurie code | +380-55 |
| ISO 3166 code | UA-65 |
| Raions | 5 |
| Ceeties (tot) | 9 |
| Touns | 30 |
| Veelages | 658 |
| FIPS 10-4 | UP08 |
| Website | www.oda.kherson.ua |

**Kherson Oblast** (Ukrainian: Херсонська область, translit. *Khersons’ka oblast’*; referred tae as **Khersonshchyna** – *Ukrainian: Херсонщина* an aw) is an oblast (province) in soothren Ukraine, juist north o Crimea. Its admeenistrative center is Kherson. The aurie o the region is 29000 km², its population (as o 1 Mey 2004) is 1.12 million.

Important ceeties in the oblast include:

* Kherson (caipital)
* Kakhovka
* Nova Kakhovka

## Geografie

The Kherson Oblast is bordered bi the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the north, the Black Sea an the Crimea on the sooth, the Mykolayiv Oblast on the wast, an the Azov Sea an the Zaporizhzhia Oblast on the east.

The Dnieper River runs throu the oblast which includes the Kakhovka Reservoir.

## Admeenistrative diveesions

The follaein data incorporates the nummer o each type o admeenistrative diveesions o the Kherson Oblast:

* Admeenistrative Center – 1 (Kherson)
* Raions – 18;
* Ceety raions – 3;
* Settlements – 697, includin:
	+ Veelages – 658;
	+ Ceeties/Touns – 39, includin:
		- Urban-type settlement – 30;
		- Ceeties – 9, includin:
			* Ceeties o oblast' subordinance – 3;
			* Ceeties o raion subordinance – 6;
* Selsovets – 260.

The local admeenistration o the oblast' is controlled bi the Kherson Oblast Rada. The govrenor o the oblast' is the Kherson Oblast Rada speaker, appointit bi the Preses o Ukraine.

Kherson Oblast State Admeenistration
## Demographics

The population o the oblast is 1,367,685 (2004), which is 2.4% o the tot population o Ukraine. It is rankit 21st bi its population an aw. The population density is 43 p/km²

Aboot 61.5% or 745,400 fowk live in urban auries o the Oblast an 38.5% or 467,600 fowk live in agricultural centers/veelages. Men mak up 46.7% or 565,400 fowk o the population, weemen mak up 53.3% or 644,600 fowk, an pensioners mak up 26.2% or 317,400 fowk o the Oblast population.

**Ukrainian Census (2001): Ukrainians – 82.0%
* Roushies – 14.1%
* Belaroushies – 0.7%
* Crimean Tatars – 0.5%
* Ithers – 2.7%

## Attractions

* Askania-Nova
* Legendary tachanka monument
* Kurhan cemetery
* Shovkunek Airt museum
* Saint-Yekaterynian Temple

## See an aw

* Subdiveesions o Ukraine
* Kherson Govrenorate

## Freemit airtins

* Portal o Kherson Archived 2012-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
* Steid o Kherson naitionalists
* State Administration of Kherson Region Archived 2005-03-07 at the Wayback Machine – offeecial site (in Ukrainian)
* Information Card o the Region Archived 2012-03-04 at the Wayback Machine – offeecial steid o the Cabinet o Meenisters o Ukraine