Kherson Oblast
| Kherson Oblast Херсонська область Khersons’ka oblast’ |
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| — Oblast — | |||||
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| Eik-name(s): Херсонщина (Khersonshchyna) | |||||
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| Kintra |  Ukraine |
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| Admin. centre | Kherson | ||||
| Govrenment | |||||
| - Governor | Anatoliy Hrytsenko[1] (Pairty o Regions[1][2]) | ||||
| - Oblast cooncil | |||||
| - Chairperson | Volodymyr Anatoliyovych Dem'okhin (Pairty o Regions) | ||||
| Aurie | |||||
| - Tot | 28,461 km2 (10,988.9 sq mi) | ||||
| Indwallers (2001) | |||||
| - Tot | 1,126,000 | ||||
| - Rank | Ranked 22nt | ||||
| - Densitie | 39.6/km2 (102.5/sq mi) | ||||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||||
| - Simmer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||||
| Aurie code | +380-55 | ||||
| ISO 3166 code | UA-65 | ||||
| Raions | 18 | ||||
| Ceeties o oblast subordinance | 3 | ||||
| Ceeties (total) | 9 | ||||
| Touns | 30 | ||||
| Villages | 658 | ||||
| FIPS 10-4 | UP08 | ||||
| Wabsteid | 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
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Geography [edit]
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 through the oblast which includes the Kakhovka Reservoir.
Admeenistrative diveesions [edit]
The follaein data incorporates the number o each type of 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 [edit]
The population o the oblast is 1,367,685 (2004), which is 2.4% o the total 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 of 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.
- Ukrainians – 82.0%
- Roushies – 14.1%
- Belaroushies – 0.7%
- Crimean Tatars – 0.5%
- Ithers – 2.7%
Attractions [edit]
- Askania-Nova
- Legendary tachanka monument
- Kurhan cemetery
- Shovkunek Airt museum
- Saint-Yekaterynian Temple
See an aw [edit]
References [edit]
Freemit airtins [edit]
- Portal o Kherson
- Steid o Kherson naitionalists
- State Administration of Kherson Region – official site (Ukrainian)
- Information Card o the Region – offeecial steid o the Cabinet o Meenisters o Ukraine
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