Kherson Oblast

Kherson Oblast (, translit. Khersons’ka oblast’; referred tae as Khersonshchyna –  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.


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

References

Freemit airtins
 Portal o Kherson 
 Steid o Kherson naitionalists
 State Administration of Kherson Region  – offeecial site 
 Information Card o the Region  – offeecial steid o the Cabinet o Meenisters o Ukraine


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