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</ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%B9%D8%A9_%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86" title="مقاطعة خيرسون – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="مقاطعة خيرسون" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93blast_de_Kherson" title="Óblast de Kherson – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Óblast de Kherson" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerson_vilay%C9%99ti" title="Xerson vilayəti – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Xerson vilayəti" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C" title="خرسون اوبلاستی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="خرسون اوبلاستی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kherson_Chiu" title="Kherson Chiu – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Kherson Chiu" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D3%A9%D0%BB%D0%BA%D3%99%D2%BB%D0%B5" title="Херсон өлкәһе – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Херсон өлкәһе" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%86%D1%8C" title="Херсонская вобласць – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Херсонская вобласць" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D1%8D%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%8C%D1%86%D1%8C" title="Хэрсонская вобласьць – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Хэрсонская вобласьць" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82" title="Херсонска област – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Херсонска област" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hersonska_oblast" title="Hersonska oblast – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Hersonska oblast" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prov%C3%ADncia_de_Kherson" title="Província de Kherson – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Província de Kherson" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khersons%27ka_Oblast%27" title="Khersons'ka Oblast' – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Khersons'ka Oblast'" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chersonsk%C3%A1_oblast" title="Chersonská oblast – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Chersonská oblast" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kherson_oblast" title="Kherson oblast – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Kherson oblast" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblast_Cherson" title="Oblast Cherson – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Oblast Cherson" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hersoni_oblast" title="Hersoni oblast – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Hersoni oblast" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-myv mw-list-item"><a href="https://myv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D1%91%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%81" title="Херсононь ёнкс – Erzya" lang="myv" hreflang="myv" data-title="Херсононь ёнкс" data-language-autonym="Эрзянь" data-language-local-name="Erzya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Эрзянь</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93blast_de_Jers%C3%B3n" title="Óblast de Jersón – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Óblast de Jersón" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%A4ersona_provinco" title="Ĥersona provinco – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Ĥersona provinco" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khersongo_oblasta" title="Khersongo oblasta – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Khersongo oblasta" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86" title="استان خرسون – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="استان خرسون" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblast_de_Kherson" title="Oblast de Kherson – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Oblast de Kherson" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%BAige_Kherson" title="Cúige Kherson – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Cúige Kherson" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queiggey_Kherson" title="Queiggey Kherson – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Queiggey Kherson" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khersonska_Oblast" title="Khersonska Oblast – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Khersonska Oblast" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%97%A4%EB%A5%B4%EC%86%90%EC%A3%BC" title="헤르손주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="헤르손주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BD%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%BD%D5%B8%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D5%B4%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A6" title="Խերսոնի մարզ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Խերսոնի մարզ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F" title="खेरसॉन ओब्लास्ट – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="खेरसॉन ओब्लास्ट" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hersonska_oblast" title="Hersonska oblast – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Hersonska oblast" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinco_Herson" title="Provinco Herson – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Provinco Herson" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblast_Kherson" title="Oblast Kherson – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Oblast Kherson" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8B_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%C3%A6%D1%81%D1%82" title="Херсоны облæст – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Херсоны облæст" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khersonfylki" title="Khersonfylki – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Khersonfylki" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblast%27_di_Cherson" title="Oblast' di Cherson – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Oblast' di Cherson" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%97%D7%A8%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9F_(%D7%9E%D7%97%D7%95%D7%96)" title="חרסון (מחוז) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="חרסון (מחוז)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%AE%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9A%E1%83%A5%E1%83%98" title="ხერსონის ოლქი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ხერსონის ოლქი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D1%8B%D1%81%D1%8B" title="Херсон облысы – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Херсон облысы" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-avk mw-list-item"><a href="https://avk.wikipedia.org/wiki/UkrainaXersonWinka" title="UkrainaXersonWinka – Kotava" lang="avk" hreflang="avk" data-title="UkrainaXersonWinka" data-language-autonym="Kotava" data-language-local-name="Kotava" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kotava</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblasta_Xerson%C3%AA" title="Oblasta Xersonê – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Oblasta Xersonê" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D1%83%D1%81%D1%83" title="Херсон облусу – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Херсон облусу" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblast_de_Herson" title="Oblast de Herson – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Oblast de Herson" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regio_Chersonensis" title="Regio Chersonensis – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Regio Chersonensis" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hersonas_apgabals" title="Hersonas apgabals – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Hersonas apgabals" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chersono_sritis" title="Chersono sritis – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Chersono sritis" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblast_de_Cherson" title="Oblast de Cherson – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Oblast de Cherson" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herszoni_ter%C3%BClet" title="Herszoni terület – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Herszoni terület" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%9E%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82" title="Херсонска Област – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Херсонска Област" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4" title="खेर्सन ओब्लास्त – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="खेर्सन ओब्लास्त" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%AE%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%A8_%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9A%E1%83%A5%E1%83%98" title="ხერსონიშ ოლქი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ხერსონიშ ოლქი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblast_Kherson" title="Oblast Kherson – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Oblast Kherson" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mdf mw-list-item"><a href="https://mdf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D1%8D%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BA" title="Хэрсононь аймак – Moksha" lang="mdf" hreflang="mdf" data-title="Хэрсононь аймак" data-language-autonym="Мокшень" data-language-local-name="Moksha" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Мокшень</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%BC%D1%83%D0%B6" title="Херсон муж – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Херсон муж" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblast_Cherson" title="Oblast Cherson – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Oblast Cherson" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%98%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E5%B7%9E" title="ヘルソン州 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ヘルソン州" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C" title="Херсонан область – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Херсонан область" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherson_(Prowins)" title="Cherson (Prowins) – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Cherson (Prowins)" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kherson_oblast" title="Kherson oblast – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Kherson oblast" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kherson_oblast" title="Kherson oblast – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Kherson oblast" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93blast_de_Kherson" title="Óblast de Kherson – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Óblast de Kherson" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mhr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mhr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BB" title="Херсон вел – Eastern Mari" lang="mhr" hreflang="mhr" data-title="Херсон вел" data-language-autonym="Олык марий" data-language-local-name="Eastern Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Олык марий</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerson_viloyati" title="Xerson viloyati – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Xerson viloyati" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA" title="خیرسون اوبلاست – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="خیرسون اوبلاست" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obw%C3%B3d_cherso%C5%84ski" title="Obwód chersoński – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Obwód chersoński" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblast_de_Qu%C3%A9rson" title="Oblast de Quérson – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Oblast de Quérson" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-crh mw-list-item"><a href="https://crh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herson_vil%C3%A2yeti" title="Herson vilâyeti – Crimean Tatar" lang="crh" hreflang="crh" data-title="Herson vilâyeti" data-language-autonym="Qırımtatarca" data-language-local-name="Crimean Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qırımtatarca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regiunea_Herson" title="Regiunea Herson – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Regiunea Herson" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rue mw-list-item"><a href="https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8C%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C" title="Херсоньска область – Rusyn" lang="rue" hreflang="rue" data-title="Херсоньска область" data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русиньскый</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C" title="Херсонская область – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Херсонская область" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D1%83%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D2%BB%D0%B0" title="Херсон уобалаһа – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Херсон уобалаһа" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kherson_Oblast" title="Kherson Oblast – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Kherson Oblast" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajoni_i_Kersonit" title="Rajoni i Kersonit – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Rajoni i Kersonit" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kherson_Oblast" title="Kherson Oblast – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Kherson Oblast" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chersonsk%C3%A1_oblas%C5%A5" title="Chersonská oblasť – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Chersonská oblasť" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hersonska_oblast" title="Hersonska oblast – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Hersonska oblast" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chers%C5%AF%C5%84ski_uobw%C5%AFd" title="Chersůński uobwůd – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="Chersůński uobwůd" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ślůnski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%DB%8E%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%86%D9%86_%D8%A6%DB%86%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA" title="خێرسۆن ئۆبلاست – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="خێرسۆن ئۆبلاست" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82" title="Херсонска област – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Херсонска област" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hersonska_oblast" title="Hersonska oblast – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Hersonska oblast" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hersonin_alue" title="Hersonin alue – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Hersonin alue" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherson_oblast" title="Cherson oblast – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Cherson oblast" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D" title="கெர்சன் மாகாணம் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="கெர்சன் மாகாணம்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D3%A9%D0%BB%D0%BA%D3%99%D1%81%D0%B5" title="Херсон өлкәсе – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Херсон өлкәсе" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%B8_%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Вилояти Херсон – Tajik" lang="tg" 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.infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Kherson Oblast</div> <div class="nickname ib-settlement-native" lang="uk">Херсонська область</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Oblasts_of_Ukraine" title="Oblasts of Ukraine">Oblast</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow ib-settlement-official"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Khersonska oblast<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kherson_Oblast.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Kherson Oblast"><img alt="Flag of Kherson Oblast" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_Kherson_Oblast.svg/100px-Flag_of_Kherson_Oblast.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_Kherson_Oblast.svg/150px-Flag_of_Kherson_Oblast.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_Kherson_Oblast.svg/200px-Flag_of_Kherson_Oblast.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Kherson_Oblast" title="Flag of Kherson Oblast">Flag</a></div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Kherson_Oblast.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of Kherson Oblast"><img alt="Coat of arms of Kherson Oblast" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Coat_of_Arms_of_Kherson_Oblast.svg/90px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Kherson_Oblast.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Coat_of_Arms_of_Kherson_Oblast.svg/135px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Kherson_Oblast.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Coat_of_Arms_of_Kherson_Oblast.svg/180px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Kherson_Oblast.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="405" data-file-height="450" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Coat of arms</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Nickname: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname"><span title="Ukrainian-language text"><span lang="uk">Херсонщина</span></span> (<span title="Ukrainian-language romanization"><i lang="uk-Latn">Khersonshchyna</i></span>)</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kherson_in_Ukraine.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Pre-July 2020 boundary shown"><img alt="Pre-July 2020 boundary shown" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Kherson_in_Ukraine.svg/275px-Kherson_in_Ukraine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="275" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Kherson_in_Ukraine.svg/413px-Kherson_in_Ukraine.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Kherson_in_Ukraine.svg/550px-Kherson_in_Ukraine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1547" data-file-height="1041" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Pre-July 2020 boundary shown</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1944</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_centre" title="Administrative centre">Administrative center</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kherson" title="Kherson">Kherson</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Kherson_Oblast" title="Governor of Kherson Oblast">Governor</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Oleksandr_Prokudin" title="Oleksandr Prokudin">Oleksandr Prokudin</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Disputed_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Disputed-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Kherson_Oblast_Council" title="Kherson Oblast Council">Oblast council</a></th><td class="infobox-data">64 seats</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Chairperson</th><td class="infobox-data">Oleksandr Samoylenko</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">28,461 km<sup>2</sup> (10,989 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2022)<sup id="cite_ref-ua2022estimate_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ua2022estimate-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,001,598</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Ukrainian_oblasts_and_territories_by_population" title="List of Ukrainian oblasts and territories by population">Ranked 22nd</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">35/km<sup>2</sup> (91/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">GDP<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Total</th><td class="infobox-data">₴ 88 billion<br />(€2.3 billion)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Per capita</th><td class="infobox-data">₴ 87,378<br />(€2,300)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B2" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+2">UTC+2</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_European_Time" title="Eastern European Time">EET</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B3" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+3">UTC+3</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_European_Summer_Time" title="Eastern European Summer Time">EEST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Area_code#Ukraine" class="mw-redirect" title="Area code">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_dialling_codes_in_Ukraine" title="List of dialling codes in Ukraine">+380-55</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:UA" title="ISO 3166-2:UA">UA-65</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Ukraine" title="Vehicle registration plates of Ukraine">Vehicle registration</a></th><td class="infobox-data">ВT</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Raions_of_Ukraine" title="Raions of Ukraine">Raions</a></th><td class="infobox-data">5</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Ukraine_by_subdivision#Kherson_Oblast" class="mw-redirect" title="List of cities in Ukraine by subdivision">Cities</a> <small>(total)</small></th><td class="infobox-data">9</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">• <a href="/wiki/City_of_regional_significance_(Ukraine)" title="City of regional significance (Ukraine)">Regional cities</a></th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_urban-type_settlements_in_Ukraine_by_subdivision#Kherson_Oblast" class="mw-redirect" title="List of urban-type settlements in Ukraine by subdivision"><span class="nowrap">Urban-type settlements</span></a></th><td class="infobox-data">30</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Villages</th><td class="infobox-data">658</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">HDI</a> (2022)</th><td class="infobox-data">0.740<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#0c0">high</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/FIPS_10-4" title="FIPS 10-4">FIPS 10-4</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_FIPS_region_codes_(S-U)#UP:Ukraine" class="mw-redirect" title="List of FIPS region codes (S-U)">UP08</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://khoda.gov.ua">khoda.gov.ua</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kherson Oblast</b> (<a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_language" title="Ukrainian language">Ukrainian</a>: <span lang="uk">Херсонська область</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Ukrainian" title="Romanization of Ukrainian">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Ukrainian-language romanization"><i lang="uk-Latn">Khersonska oblast</i></span>, <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">IPA:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="uk-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Ukrainian" title="Help:IPA/Ukrainian">[xerˈsɔnʲsʲkɐ<span class="wrap"> </span>ˈɔblɐsʲtʲ]</a></span>; <a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: <span lang="ru">Херсонская область</span>), also known as <b>Khersonshchyna</b> (<span title="Ukrainian-language text"><span lang="uk">Херсонщина</span></span>, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991"><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">IPA:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="uk-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Ukrainian" title="Help:IPA/Ukrainian">[xerˈsɔnʃtʃɪnɐ]</a></span>), is an <a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Ukraine" title="Administrative divisions of Ukraine">oblast</a> (province) in southern <a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a>. It is located just north of <a href="/wiki/Crimea" title="Crimea">Crimea</a>. Its <a href="/wiki/Administrative_center" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative center">administrative center</a> is <a href="/wiki/Kherson" title="Kherson">Kherson</a>, on the northern or <a href="/wiki/Right_bank" class="mw-redirect" title="Right bank">right bank</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Dnieper" title="Dnieper">Dnieper</a> river, which bisects the oblast. The oblast has an area of 28,461 km<sup>2</sup> and a population of <span class="nowrap">1,001,598 (2022 estimate).</span><sup id="cite_ref-ua2022estimate_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ua2022estimate-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is considered the 'fruit basket' of the country, as much of its agricultural production is dispersed throughout the country, with production peaking during the summer months. </p><p>Most of the area of the <a href="/wiki/Russian_occupation_of_Kherson_Oblast" title="Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast">oblast has been under Russian military occupation</a> since early in the 2022 <a href="/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" title="Russian invasion of Ukraine">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a>. On 30 September 2022, Russia claimed to <a href="/wiki/Annexation_of_Southern_and_Eastern_Ukraine" class="mw-redirect" title="Annexation of Southern and Eastern Ukraine">annex</a> Kherson Oblast, along with the <a href="/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast" title="Donetsk Oblast">Donetsk</a> (<a href="/wiki/Donetsk_People%27s_Republic" title="Donetsk People's Republic">Donetsk People's Republic</a>), <a href="/wiki/Luhansk_Oblast" title="Luhansk Oblast">Luhansk</a> (<a href="/wiki/Luhansk_People%27s_Republic" title="Luhansk People's Republic">Luhansk People's Republic</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_Oblast" title="Zaporizhzhia Oblast">Zaporizhzhia</a> oblasts, but the <a href="/wiki/2022_annexation_referendums_in_Russian-occupied_Ukraine" title="2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine">referendums</a> and subsequent claimed annexations are internationally unrecognized. Ukraine recaptured the whole area on the right bank of the Dnieper, including Kherson city, by mid-November 2022, in the <a href="/wiki/2022_Kherson_counteroffensive" title="2022 Kherson counteroffensive">Kherson counteroffensive</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kazykermen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Kazykermen.jpg/170px-Kazykermen.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Kazykermen.jpg/255px-Kazykermen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Kazykermen.jpg/340px-Kazykermen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="589" data-file-height="640" /></a><figcaption>17th-century view of Kazikermen, now <a href="/wiki/Beryslav" title="Beryslav">Beryslav</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Historically, at various times, the territory was ruled either entirely or partly by <a href="/wiki/Scythia" title="Scythia">Scythia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Greeks" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient Greeks">ancient Greeks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Old_Great_Bulgaria" title="Old Great Bulgaria">Old Great Bulgaria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Khazars" title="Khazars">Khazars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kipchaks" title="Kipchaks">Kipchaks</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Empire" title="Byzantine Empire">Byzantine Empire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kyivan_Rus%27" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyivan Rus'">Kyivan Rus'</a>, <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Genoa" title="Republic of Genoa">Italians</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-EOU_Oleshia_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EOU_Oleshia-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/Mongol_Empire" title="Mongol Empire">Mongol Empire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grand_Duchy_of_Lithuania" title="Grand Duchy of Lithuania">Lithuania</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Crimean_Khanate" title="Crimean Khanate">Crimean Khanate</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crown_of_the_Kingdom_of_Poland" title="Crown of the Kingdom of Poland">Poland</a><sup id="cite_ref-sgk_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sgk-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Russian_Empire" title="Russian Empire">Russia</a>. Medieval towns of greatest importance were the former Byzantine, Kyivan Rus' and Genoese trading port of <a href="/wiki/Oleshky" title="Oleshky">Oleshia</a><sup id="cite_ref-EOU_Oleshia_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EOU_Oleshia-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and former Lithuanian customs point and Polish and Turkish fortress of Tawan/Kazikermen, now <a href="/wiki/Beryslav" title="Beryslav">Beryslav</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sgk_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sgk-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another notable town in the early modern period was <i>Bilchowisce</i>, now Kherson.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1917–1920 the territory at various times passed between the <a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_People%27s_Republic" title="Ukrainian People's Republic">Ukrainians</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bolsheviks" title="Bolsheviks">Bolsheviks</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_Russia_(1919%E2%80%931920)" title="South Russia (1919–1920)">White Russians</a>, decisively becoming part <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Ukraine" class="mw-redirect" title="Soviet Ukraine">Soviet Ukraine</a> in 1920. It was the scene of Soviet genocidal crimes, chiefly the <a href="/wiki/Holodomor" title="Holodomor">Holodomor</a> of 1932–1933 and part of the <a href="/wiki/Katyn_massacre" title="Katyn massacre">Katyn massacre</a> of 1940.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, it was occupied by Germany from 1941 to 1944. </p><p>The province was established in 1944 within <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Ukraine" class="mw-redirect" title="Soviet Ukraine">Soviet Ukraine</a>. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/1991_Ukrainian_independence_referendum" title="1991 Ukrainian independence referendum">1991 Ukrainian independence referendum</a>, 90.13% of votes in Kherson Oblast were in favor of the <a href="/wiki/Declaration_of_Independence_of_Ukraine" title="Declaration of Independence of Ukraine">Declaration of Independence of Ukraine</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-DT150103_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DT150103-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology in December 2014 found that 90.9% of the oblast's population opposed their region joining Russia, 1% supported the idea, and the rest were undecided or did not respond.<sup id="cite_ref-DT150103_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DT150103-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Russian_invasion">Russian invasion</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Russian_occupation_of_Kherson_Oblast" title="Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast">Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast</a></div> <p>Since the <a href="/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" title="Russian invasion of Ukraine">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a> began on 24 February 2022, Russian forces have occupied most of the oblast, with government by the "Kherson military–civilian administration"<sup id="cite_ref-rferlra_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rferlra-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> from 28 April to 30 September 2022. </p><p>On 27 July 2022, the Ukrainian army destroyed the <a href="/wiki/Antonivka_Road_Bridge" title="Antonivka Road Bridge">Antonivka Road Bridge</a> as part of its wider campaign to isolate the Russian <a href="/wiki/49th_Combined_Arms_Army" title="49th Combined Arms Army">49th Combined Arms Army</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Right_bank" class="mw-redirect" title="Right bank">right bank</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Dnieper" title="Dnieper">Dnieper</a> river.<sup id="cite_ref-dasuf_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dasuf-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 31 August, it was reported that the defenders of the occupied Kherson territory were the 49th Combined Arms Army and what was left of the <a href="/wiki/35th_Combined_Arms_Army" title="35th Combined Arms Army">35th Combined Arms Army</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wigk_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wigk-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 5 September it was announced that the newly-installed Russian administration had postponed its plans to hold a referendum on the planned secession from Ukraine. The plebiscite had been scheduled to occur on 11 September, in order to coincide with the Russian electoral calendar. Due to the contestation of the oblast by the Ukrainian forces, it was found to be impractical to hold at this time.<sup id="cite_ref-dwpause_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dwpause-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 23–27 September 2022, the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Federation" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian Federation">Russian Federation</a> held <a href="/wiki/2022_annexation_referendums_in_Russian-occupied_Ukraine" title="2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine">referendums</a> in the occupied territories of Kherson and <a href="/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_Oblast" title="Zaporizhzhia Oblast">Zaporizhzhia</a> oblasts for "independence and subsequent entry into the Russian Federation", recognized by most states to be staged and against international law.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On 29 September, the Russian Federation recognized Kherson Oblast as an independent state.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 30 September, Russian president <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" title="Vladimir Putin">Vladimir Putin</a> announced the <a href="/wiki/Annexation" title="Annexation">annexation</a> of the Kherson Oblast and three other Ukrainian territories, and signed "accession decrees" that are widely considered to be illegal.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At that time, Russia was not in control of the province as a whole.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="United Nations General Assembly">General Assembly</a> subsequently passed <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_Resolution_ES-11/4" title="United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-11/4">a resolution</a> calling on countries not to recognise what it described as an "attempted illegal annexation" and demanded that Russia "immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw".<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 9 November 2022, the city of Kherson and a remaining pocket of land on the right bank of the Dnieper were recaptured by Ukrainian forces.<sup id="cite_ref-novemberkherson_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-novemberkherson-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The territory on the left bank is still under Russian control. </p><p>On 6 June 2023, the Kakhovka Dam <a href="/wiki/Destruction_of_the_Kakhovka_Dam" title="Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam">was breached</a>, causing extensive flooding downstream and prompting mass evacuations in the oblast, while the <a href="/wiki/Kakhovka_Reservoir" title="Kakhovka Reservoir">Kakhovka Reservoir</a> was drained.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Russian authorities claimed that Russian President <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" title="Vladimir Putin">Vladimir Putin</a> won 88.12% of the vote in the occupied Kherson region in the <a href="/wiki/2024_Russian_presidential_election" title="2024 Russian presidential election">2024 Russian presidential election</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which has been described as rigged and fraudulent.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kherson_Oblast_2020_subdivisions.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Kherson_Oblast_2020_subdivisions.jpg/220px-Kherson_Oblast_2020_subdivisions.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Kherson_Oblast_2020_subdivisions.jpg/330px-Kherson_Oblast_2020_subdivisions.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Kherson_Oblast_2020_subdivisions.jpg/440px-Kherson_Oblast_2020_subdivisions.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1410" data-file-height="997" /></a><figcaption>Kherson Oblast and subdivisions since July 2020</figcaption></figure> <p>Kherson Oblast is bordered by <a href="/wiki/Dnipropetrovsk_Oblast" title="Dnipropetrovsk Oblast">Dnipropetrovsk Oblast</a> to the north, the <a href="/wiki/Black_Sea" title="Black Sea">Black Sea</a> and <a href="/wiki/Crimea" title="Crimea">Crimea</a> to the south, <a href="/wiki/Mykolaiv_Oblast" title="Mykolaiv Oblast">Mykolaiv Oblast</a> to the west, and the <a href="/wiki/Azov_Sea" class="mw-redirect" title="Azov Sea">Azov Sea</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_Oblast" title="Zaporizhzhia Oblast">Zaporizhzhia Oblast</a> to the east. The <a href="/wiki/Dnieper_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Dnieper River">Dnieper River</a>, which includes the <a href="/wiki/Kakhovka_Reservoir" title="Kakhovka Reservoir">Kakhovka Reservoir</a>, runs through the oblast. </p><p>Before the <a href="/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine">2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine</a>, two bridges spanned the Dniper: the Khakovsky Bridge near <a href="/wiki/Nova_Kakhovka" title="Nova Kakhovka">Nova Kakhovka</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Antonivka_Road_Bridge" title="Antonivka Road Bridge">Antonivka Road Bridge</a> at Kherson. Another significant bridge, the Daryivka Bridge crosses the <a href="/wiki/Inhulets_river" class="mw-redirect" title="Inhulets river">Inhulets river</a> and connects Kherson via the M14 highway to <a href="/wiki/Beryslav" title="Beryslav">Beryslav</a>, the other abutment of the Khakovsky Bridge. </p><p>The oblast's <a href="/wiki/Henichesk_Raion" title="Henichesk Raion">Henichesk Raion</a> includes the northern portion of the <a href="/wiki/Arabat_Spit" title="Arabat Spit">Arabat Spit</a>, a thin strip of land between the brackish <a href="/wiki/Syvash" title="Syvash">Syvash</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Sea_of_Azov" title="Sea of Azov">Sea of Azov</a> that is geographically part of the <a href="/wiki/Crimean_Peninsula" class="mw-redirect" title="Crimean Peninsula">Crimean Peninsula</a>. Due to Russia gaining <i>de facto</i> control of the <a href="/wiki/Autonomous_Republic_of_Crimea" title="Autonomous Republic of Crimea">Autonomous Republic of Crimea</a> in 2014, this strip within Kherson Oblast was the only part of the Crimean Peninsula under Ukrainian control immediately prior to the <a href="/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine">2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Historically, it is located in <a href="/wiki/Yedisan" title="Yedisan">Yedisan</a> (north-western part), <a href="/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_(region)" title="Zaporizhzhia (region)">Zaporizhzhia</a> (northern part) and <a href="/wiki/Pryazovia" title="Pryazovia">Pryazovia</a> (southern and eastern parts). </p><p><a href="/wiki/Kherson" title="Kherson">Kherson</a> is the only city with a population over 100,000. Four other cities have over 30,000 – they are, in order from largest, <a href="/wiki/Nova_Kakhovka" title="Nova Kakhovka">Nova Kakhovka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kakhovka" title="Kakhovka">Kakhovka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oleshky" title="Oleshky">Oleshky</a> and <a href="/wiki/Henichesk" title="Henichesk">Henichesk</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administrative_divisions">Administrative divisions</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Kherson_Oblast" title="Administrative divisions of Kherson Oblast">Administrative divisions of Kherson Oblast</a></div> <p>Until the 2020 re-organisation, the Kherson Oblast was administratively subdivided into 18 <i><a href="/wiki/Raions" class="mw-redirect" title="Raions">raions</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/District" title="District">districts</a>) and 3 <a href="/wiki/Municipality" title="Municipality">municipalities</a>. The municipalities – <a href="/wiki/Kherson" title="Kherson">Kherson</a> (administrative center of the oblast), <a href="/wiki/Nova_Kakhovka" title="Nova Kakhovka">Nova Kakhovka</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kakhovka" title="Kakhovka">Kakhovka</a> – were directly subordinate to the oblast government. The Kherson municipality was subdivided into 3 urban districts. All information below was current as of 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-UkrStat_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UkrStat-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="sortable wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Ukrainian name</th> <th>Area <br />(km<sup>2</sup>)</th> <th>Population<br />2015</th> <th>Admin. center</th> <th>Urban population only </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kherson" title="Kherson">Kherson</a></td> <td>Херсон (місто)</td> <td align="right">423</td> <td align="right">333,737</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kherson" title="Kherson">Kherson</a></td> <td>322,260 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hola_Prystan" title="Hola Prystan">Hola Prystan</a></td> <td>Гола Пристань (місто)</td> <td align="right">9</td> <td align="right">14,883</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hola_Prystan" title="Hola Prystan">Hola Prystan</a></td> <td>14,568 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nova_Kakhovka" title="Nova Kakhovka">Nova Kakhovka</a></td> <td>Нова Каховкa (місто)</td> <td align="right">223</td> <td align="right">68,205</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nova_Kakhovka" title="Nova Kakhovka">Nova Kakhovka</a></td> <td>62,128 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kakhovka" title="Kakhovka">Kakhovka</a></td> <td>Каховкa (місто)</td> <td align="right">16</td> <td align="right">36,958</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kakhovka" title="Kakhovka">Kakhovka</a></td> <td>36,958 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Beryslav_Raion" title="Beryslav Raion">Beryslav Raion</a></td> <td>Бериславський (район)</td> <td align="right">1,721</td> <td align="right">48,025</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beryslav" title="Beryslav">Beryslav</a></td> <td>16,682 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bilozerka_Raion" title="Bilozerka Raion">Bilozerka Raion</a></td> <td>Білозерський (район)</td> <td align="right">1,534</td> <td align="right">66,564</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bilozerka" title="Bilozerka">Bilozerka</a></td> <td>9,739 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chaplynka_Raion" title="Chaplynka Raion">Chaplynka Raion</a></td> <td>Чаплинський (район)</td> <td align="right">1,722</td> <td align="right">35,219</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chaplynka" title="Chaplynka">Chaplynka</a></td> <td>12,638 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Henichesk_Raion" title="Henichesk Raion">Henichesk Raion</a></td> <td>Генічеський (район)</td> <td align="right">3,008</td> <td align="right">59,991</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henichesk" title="Henichesk">Henichesk</a></td> <td>33,748 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hola_Prystan_Raion" title="Hola Prystan Raion">Hola Prystan Raion</a></td> <td>Голопристанський (район)</td> <td align="right">3,411</td> <td align="right">45,827</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hola_Prystan" title="Hola Prystan">Hola Prystan</a></td> <td>14,666 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hornostaivka_Raion" title="Hornostaivka Raion">Hornostaivka Raion</a></td> <td>Горностаївський (район)</td> <td align="right">1,018</td> <td align="right">19,788</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hornostaivka,_Kakhovka_Raion,_Kherson_Oblast" title="Hornostaivka, Kakhovka Raion, Kherson Oblast">Hornostaivka</a></td> <td>6,681 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ivanivka_Raion,_Kherson_Oblast" title="Ivanivka Raion, Kherson Oblast">Ivanivka Raion</a></td> <td>Іванівський (район)</td> <td align="right">1,120</td> <td align="right">13,995</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ivanivka,_Kherson_Oblast" title="Ivanivka, Kherson Oblast">Ivanivka</a></td> <td>4,560 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kalanchak_Raion" title="Kalanchak Raion">Kalanchak Raion</a></td> <td>Каланчацький (район)</td> <td align="right">916</td> <td align="right">21,568</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kalanchak" title="Kalanchak">Kalanchak</a></td> <td>11,169 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kakhovka_Raion" title="Kakhovka Raion">Kakhovka Raion</a></td> <td>Каховський (район)</td> <td align="right">1,450</td> <td align="right">35,968</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kakhovka" title="Kakhovka">Kakhovka</a></td> <td>N/A * </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Novotroitske_Raion" title="Novotroitske Raion">Novotroitske Raion</a></td> <td>Новотроїцький (район)</td> <td align="right">2,298</td> <td align="right">35,921</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Novotroitske,_Kherson_Oblast" title="Novotroitske, Kherson Oblast">Novotroitske</a></td> <td>14,979 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Novovorontsovka_Raion" title="Novovorontsovka Raion">Novovorontsovka Raion</a></td> <td>Нововоронцовський (район)</td> <td align="right">1,005</td> <td align="right">21,442</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Novovorontsovka" title="Novovorontsovka">Novovorontsovka</a></td> <td>6,379 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nyzhni_Sirohozy_Raion" title="Nyzhni Sirohozy Raion">Nyzhni Sirohozy Raion</a></td> <td>Нижньосірогозький (район)</td> <td align="right">1,209</td> <td align="right">15,985</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nyzhni_Sirohozy" title="Nyzhni Sirohozy">Nyzhni Sirohozy</a></td> <td>4,891 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oleshky_Raion" title="Oleshky Raion">Oleshky Raion</a></td> <td>Олешківський (район)</td> <td align="right">1,759</td> <td align="right">71,888</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oleshky" title="Oleshky">Oleshky</a></td> <td>36,317 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Skadovsk_Raion" title="Skadovsk Raion">Skadovsk Raion</a></td> <td>Скадовський (район)</td> <td align="right">1,456</td> <td align="right">47,930</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Skadovsk" title="Skadovsk">Skadovsk</a></td> <td>21,830 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Velyka_Lepetykha_Raion" title="Velyka Lepetykha Raion">Velyka Lepetykha Raion</a></td> <td>Великолепетиський (район)</td> <td align="right">1,000</td> <td align="right">16,827</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Velyka_Lepetykha" title="Velyka Lepetykha">Velyka Lepetykha</a></td> <td>8,326 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Velyka_Oleksandrivka_Raion" title="Velyka Oleksandrivka Raion">Velyka Oleksandrivka Raion</a></td> <td>Великоолександрівський (район)</td> <td align="right">1,540</td> <td align="right">25,948</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Velyka_Oleksandrivka" title="Velyka Oleksandrivka">Velyka Oleksandrivka</a></td> <td>9,747 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Verkhniy_Rohachyk_Raion" class="mw-redirect" title="Verkhniy Rohachyk Raion">Verkhniy Rohachyk Raion</a></td> <td>Верхньорогачицький (район)</td> <td align="right">915</td> <td align="right">12,003</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Verkhniy_Rohachyk" class="mw-redirect" title="Verkhniy Rohachyk">Verkhniy Rohachyk</a></td> <td>5,698 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vysokopillia_Raion" title="Vysokopillia Raion">Vysokopillia Raion</a></td> <td>Високопільський (район)</td> <td align="right">701</td> <td align="right">15,121</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vysokopillia" title="Vysokopillia">Vysokopillia</a></td> <td>6,148 </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Typical_agricultural_landscape_of_Kherson_Oblast.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Typical_agricultural_landscape_of_Kherson_Oblast.jpg/220px-Typical_agricultural_landscape_of_Kherson_Oblast.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Typical_agricultural_landscape_of_Kherson_Oblast.jpg/330px-Typical_agricultural_landscape_of_Kherson_Oblast.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Typical_agricultural_landscape_of_Kherson_Oblast.jpg/440px-Typical_agricultural_landscape_of_Kherson_Oblast.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="532" /></a><figcaption>Typical agricultural landscape of Kherson Oblast</figcaption></figure> <p>.* Note: Though the administrative center of the raion is housed in the city/town that it is named after, cities do not answer to the raion authorities only towns do; instead they are directly subordinated to the oblast government and therefore are not counted as part of raion statistics. </p><p>At a lower level of administration, these district-level administrations are subdivided into: </p> <ul><li>Settlements – 697, including: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Village#Slavic_countries" title="Village">Villages</a> – 658; – <i>See <a href="/wiki/List_of_villages_in_Kherson_Oblast" title="List of villages in Kherson Oblast">List of villages in Kherson Oblast</a></i></li> <li>Cities/Urban-type settlements – 36, including: <ul><li>Cities of raion subordinance – 4 (<a href="/wiki/Beryslav" title="Beryslav">Beryslav</a>, <a href="/wiki/Henichesk" title="Henichesk">Henichesk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Skadovsk" title="Skadovsk">Skadovsk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tavriisk" title="Tavriisk">Tavriisk</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Oleshky" title="Oleshky">Oleshky</a>);</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urban-type_settlement" title="Urban-type settlement">Urban-type settlement</a> – 30;</li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Selsovet" class="mw-redirect" title="Selsovet">Selsovets</a> – 260.</li></ul> <p>The local administration of the oblast is controlled by the Kherson Regional Council. The governor of the oblast is the Kherson Regional Council speaker, appointed by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Ukraine" title="President of Ukraine">President of Ukraine</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%D0%93%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8F_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%83_%D1%83_%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B9_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%86%D1%96.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/%D0%93%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8F_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%83_%D1%83_%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B9_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%86%D1%96.jpg/220px-%D0%93%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8F_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%83_%D1%83_%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B9_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%86%D1%96.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/%D0%93%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8F_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%83_%D1%83_%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B9_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%86%D1%96.jpg/330px-%D0%93%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8F_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%83_%D1%83_%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B9_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%86%D1%96.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/%D0%93%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8F_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%83_%D1%83_%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B9_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%86%D1%96.jpg/440px-%D0%93%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8F_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%83_%D1%83_%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B9_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%86%D1%96.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="1840" /></a><figcaption>People in <a href="/wiki/Nova_Kakhovka" title="Nova Kakhovka">Nova Kakhovka</a> in 2017</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D1%83_%D0%B4%D1%96%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BC_%D1%96%D0%B7_%D0%A1%D0%96%D0%A5._01.06.2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D1%83_%D0%B4%D1%96%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BC_%D1%96%D0%B7_%D0%A1%D0%96%D0%A5._01.06.2019.jpg/220px-%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D1%83_%D0%B4%D1%96%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BC_%D1%96%D0%B7_%D0%A1%D0%96%D0%A5._01.06.2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D1%83_%D0%B4%D1%96%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BC_%D1%96%D0%B7_%D0%A1%D0%96%D0%A5._01.06.2019.jpg/330px-%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D1%83_%D0%B4%D1%96%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BC_%D1%96%D0%B7_%D0%A1%D0%96%D0%A5._01.06.2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D1%83_%D0%B4%D1%96%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BC_%D1%96%D0%B7_%D0%A1%D0%96%D0%A5._01.06.2019.jpg/440px-%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D1%83_%D0%B4%D1%96%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BC_%D1%96%D0%B7_%D0%A1%D0%96%D0%A5._01.06.2019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5760" data-file-height="3840" /></a><figcaption>Children in the Kherson Oblast in 2019</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Beach_in_Shchaslyvtseve.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Beach_in_Shchaslyvtseve.jpg/220px-Beach_in_Shchaslyvtseve.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Beach_in_Shchaslyvtseve.jpg/330px-Beach_in_Shchaslyvtseve.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Beach_in_Shchaslyvtseve.jpg/440px-Beach_in_Shchaslyvtseve.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>People in the resort village of <a href="/wiki/Shchaslyvtseve" title="Shchaslyvtseve">Shchaslyvtseve</a> in 2016</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 0.5em;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1970</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,029,988</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1979</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,163,435</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+13.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1989</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,239,969</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+6.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2001</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,175,122</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−5.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2011</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1,088,237</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−7.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2022</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,001,598</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−8.0%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">Source: <sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The population of the oblast is 1,083,367 (2012), which is 2.4% of the total population of Ukraine. It is also ranked 21st by its population. The population density is 38 per km<sup>2</sup>. </p><p>About 61.5% or 745,400 people live in urban areas of the Oblast and 38.5% or 467,600 people live in agricultural centers/villages. Men make up 46.7% or 565,400 people of the population, women make up 53.3% or 644,600 people, and <a href="/wiki/Pensioner" title="Pensioner">pensioners</a> make up 26.2% or 317,400 people of the Oblast population. </p><p><b><a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_Census_(2001)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ukrainian Census (2001)">Ukrainian National Census (2001)</a>:</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ukrainians" title="Ukrainians">Ukrainians</a> – 82.0%</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russians" title="Russians">Russians</a> – 14.1%</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belarusians" title="Belarusians">Belarusians</a> – 0.7%</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meskhetian_Turks" title="Meskhetian Turks">Meskhetian Turks</a> – 0.5%</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crimean_Tatars" title="Crimean Tatars">Crimean Tatars</a> – 0.5%</li> <li>Others – 2.2%</li></ul> <p><b>Age structure</b> </p> <dl><dd><i>0–14 years:</i> 15.1% <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> (male 83,397/female 79,303)</dd> <dd><i>15–64 years:</i> 70.5% <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> (male 364,907/female 393,933)</dd> <dd><i>65 years and over:</i> 14.4% <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> (male 50,404/female 104,856) (2013 official)</dd></dl> <p><b>Median age</b> </p> <dl><dd><i>total:</i> 39.5 years <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></dd> <dd><i>male:</i> 36.2 years <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></dd> <dd><i>female:</i> 42.7 years <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> (2013 official)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attractions">Attractions</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Askania-Nova" title="Askania-Nova">Askania-Nova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Lemuria" title="Lake Lemuria">Lake Lemuria</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Memorial_oleshky.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Memorial near the village of Radensk"><img alt="Memorial near the village of Radensk" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Memorial_oleshky.jpg/67px-Memorial_oleshky.jpg" decoding="async" width="67" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Memorial_oleshky.jpg/101px-Memorial_oleshky.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Memorial_oleshky.jpg/135px-Memorial_oleshky.jpg 2x" data-file-width="281" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Memorial near the village of Radensk</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Oleshkivski_Pisky_Radensk_Sandy_Hills_Poor_grass.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Oleshky Sands near Radensk"><img alt="Oleshky Sands near Radensk" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Oleshkivski_Pisky_Radensk_Sandy_Hills_Poor_grass.jpg/120px-Oleshkivski_Pisky_Radensk_Sandy_Hills_Poor_grass.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Oleshkivski_Pisky_Radensk_Sandy_Hills_Poor_grass.jpg/180px-Oleshkivski_Pisky_Radensk_Sandy_Hills_Poor_grass.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Oleshkivski_Pisky_Radensk_Sandy_Hills_Poor_grass.jpg/240px-Oleshkivski_Pisky_Radensk_Sandy_Hills_Poor_grass.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="2592" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Oleshky_Sands" title="Oleshky Sands">Oleshky Sands</a> near Radensk</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunrise_and_lighthouses_(50340223198).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Dzharylhach Lighthouse"><img alt="The Dzharylhach Lighthouse" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Sunrise_and_lighthouses_%2850340223198%29.jpg/120px-Sunrise_and_lighthouses_%2850340223198%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Sunrise_and_lighthouses_%2850340223198%29.jpg/180px-Sunrise_and_lighthouses_%2850340223198%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Sunrise_and_lighthouses_%2850340223198%29.jpg/240px-Sunrise_and_lighthouses_%2850340223198%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3100" data-file-height="2067" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The Dzharylhach Lighthouse</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ukraine_Dnepr_bei_Cherson.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Dnieper River in Kherson"><img alt="The Dnieper River in Kherson" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Ukraine_Dnepr_bei_Cherson.jpg/120px-Ukraine_Dnepr_bei_Cherson.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Ukraine_Dnepr_bei_Cherson.jpg/180px-Ukraine_Dnepr_bei_Cherson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Ukraine_Dnepr_bei_Cherson.jpg/240px-Ukraine_Dnepr_bei_Cherson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3054" data-file-height="1690" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The Dnieper River in Kherson</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%D0%9D%D1%96%D1%87_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%96_%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%88.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lake Syvash at night, Kherson"><img alt="Lake Syvash at night, Kherson" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/%D0%9D%D1%96%D1%87_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%96_%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%88.jpg/120px-%D0%9D%D1%96%D1%87_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%96_%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%88.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/%D0%9D%D1%96%D1%87_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%96_%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%88.jpg/180px-%D0%9D%D1%96%D1%87_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%96_%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%88.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/%D0%9D%D1%96%D1%87_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%96_%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%88.jpg/240px-%D0%9D%D1%96%D1%87_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%96_%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%88.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5250" data-file-height="3503" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Lake Syvash at night, Kherson</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kahovka_Arboretum_03_(YDS_1299).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kakhovka Arboretum"><img alt="Kakhovka Arboretum" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Kahovka_Arboretum_03_%28YDS_1299%29.jpg/120px-Kahovka_Arboretum_03_%28YDS_1299%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Kahovka_Arboretum_03_%28YDS_1299%29.jpg/180px-Kahovka_Arboretum_03_%28YDS_1299%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Kahovka_Arboretum_03_%28YDS_1299%29.jpg/240px-Kahovka_Arboretum_03_%28YDS_1299%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Kakhovka Arboretum</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%D0%91%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BA_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%88%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B8_(%D0%BC%D1%83%D1%80.)_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The building of the former Kherson City Duma"><img alt="The building of the former Kherson City Duma" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/%D0%91%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BA_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%88%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B8_%28%D0%BC%D1%83%D1%80.%29_2.jpg/120px-%D0%91%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BA_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%88%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B8_%28%D0%BC%D1%83%D1%80.%29_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/%D0%91%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BA_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%88%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B8_%28%D0%BC%D1%83%D1%80.%29_2.jpg/180px-%D0%91%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BA_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%88%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B8_%28%D0%BC%D1%83%D1%80.%29_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/%D0%91%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BA_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%88%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B8_%28%D0%BC%D1%83%D1%80.%29_2.jpg/240px-%D0%91%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BA_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%88%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B8_%28%D0%BC%D1%83%D1%80.%29_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5102" data-file-height="3415" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The building of the former Kherson City Duma</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nova_kahovka_palace.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Palace of Culture in Nova Kakhovka"><img alt="Palace of Culture in Nova Kakhovka" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Nova_kahovka_palace.jpg/120px-Nova_kahovka_palace.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Nova_kahovka_palace.jpg/180px-Nova_kahovka_palace.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Nova_kahovka_palace.jpg/240px-Nova_kahovka_palace.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3997" data-file-height="2998" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Palace of Culture in <a href="/wiki/Nova_Kakhovka" title="Nova Kakhovka">Nova Kakhovka</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%D0%90%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE-%D0%A3%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%81%D1%82_%D1%84%D1%96%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B8_Waagner-Bir%C3%B3_444.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Henichesk Bridge"><img alt="Henichesk Bridge" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/%D0%90%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE-%D0%A3%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%81%D1%82_%D1%84%D1%96%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B8_Waagner-Bir%C3%B3_444.jpg/120px-%D0%90%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE-%D0%A3%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%81%D1%82_%D1%84%D1%96%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B8_Waagner-Bir%C3%B3_444.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/%D0%90%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE-%D0%A3%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%81%D1%82_%D1%84%D1%96%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B8_Waagner-Bir%C3%B3_444.jpg/180px-%D0%90%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE-%D0%A3%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%81%D1%82_%D1%84%D1%96%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B8_Waagner-Bir%C3%B3_444.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/%D0%90%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE-%D0%A3%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%81%D1%82_%D1%84%D1%96%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B8_Waagner-Bir%C3%B3_444.jpg/240px-%D0%90%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE-%D0%A3%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%81%D1%82_%D1%84%D1%96%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B8_Waagner-Bir%C3%B3_444.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5130" data-file-height="3340" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Henichesk_Bridge" title="Henichesk Bridge">Henichesk Bridge</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%D0%92%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0_(%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2)_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Church of the Presentation of Mary, Beryslav"><img alt="Church of the Presentation of Mary, Beryslav" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/%D0%92%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0_%28%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%29_02.jpg/120px-%D0%92%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0_%28%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%29_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/%D0%92%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0_%28%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%29_02.jpg/180px-%D0%92%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0_%28%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%29_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/%D0%92%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0_%28%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%29_02.jpg/240px-%D0%92%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0_%28%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%29_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2144" data-file-height="1424" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Church of the Presentation of Mary, <a href="/wiki/Beryslav" title="Beryslav">Beryslav</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kherson_Governorate" title="Kherson Governorate">Kherson Governorate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Kherson_Oblast" title="List of cities in Kherson Oblast">List of cities in Kherson Oblast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Ukraine" class="mw-redirect" title="Subdivisions of Ukraine">Subdivisions of Ukraine</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Disputed-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Disputed_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Control over Kherson Oblast is disputed due to the <a href="/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine">2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine</a>. In the <a href="/wiki/Russian_occupation_of_Kherson_Oblast" title="Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast">Russian-occupied part of the Oblast</a>, the governor is <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Saldo" title="Vladimir Saldo">Vladimir Saldo</a>. Prokudin is the governor recognized by Ukraine.</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFSyvakPonomarenkoKhodzinskaLakeichuk2011" class="citation book cs1">Syvak, Nina; Ponomarenko, Valerii; Khodzinska, Olha; Lakeichuk, Iryna (2011). Veklych, Lesia (ed.). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/UNGEGN/docs/Toponymic%20guidelines%20PDF/Ukraine/Verstka.pdf"><i>Toponymic Guidelines for Map and Other Editors for International Use</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. scientific consultant Iryna Rudenko; reviewed by Nataliia Kizilowa; translated by Olha Khodzinska. Kyiv: DerzhHeoKadastr and Kartographia. p. 20. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-966-475-839-7" title="Special:BookSources/978-966-475-839-7"><bdi>978-966-475-839-7</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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exist)">Bekhtery</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Beryslav_urban_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Beryslav urban hromada (page does not exist)">Beryslav</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bilozerka_settlement_hromada" title="Bilozerka settlement hromada">Bilozerka</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Borozenske_rural_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Borozenske rural hromada (page does not exist)">Borozenske</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chaplynka_settlement_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chaplynka settlement hromada (page does not exist)">Chaplynka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chornobaivka_rural_hromada" title="Chornobaivka rural hromada">Chornobaivka</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chulakivka_rural_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chulakivka rural hromada (page does not exist)">Chulakivka</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darivka_rural_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Darivka rural hromada (page does not exist)">Darivka</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dolmativka_rural_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dolmativka rural hromada (page does not exist)">Dolmativka</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Henichesk_urban_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Henichesk urban hromada (page does not exist)">Henichesk</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hola_Prystan_urban_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hola Prystan urban hromada (page does not exist)">Hola Prystan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hornostaivka_settlement_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hornostaivka settlement hromada (page does not exist)">Hornostaivka</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hryhorivka_rural_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hryhorivka rural hromada (page does not exist)">Hryhorivka</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ivanivka_settlement_hromada,_Kherson_Oblast&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ivanivka settlement hromada, Kherson Oblast (page does not exist)">Ivanivka</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kakhovka_urban_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kakhovka urban hromada (page does not exist)">Kakhovka</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalanchak_settlement_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kalanchak settlement hromada (page does not exist)">Kalanchak</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalynivske_settlement_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kalynivske settlement hromada (page does not exist)">Kalynivske</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kherson_urban_hromada" title="Kherson urban hromada">Kherson</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Khrestivka_rural_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Khrestivka rural hromada (page does not exist)">Khrestivka</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kochubeivka_rural_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kochubeivka rural hromada (page does not exist)">Kochubeivka</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kostiantynivka_rural_hromada,_Kherson_Oblast&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kostiantynivka rural hromada, Kherson Oblast (page does not exist)">Kostiantynivka</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lazurne_settlement_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lazurne settlement hromada (page does not exist)">Lazurne</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Liubymivka_settlement_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Liubymivka settlement hromada (page does not exist)">Liubymivka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muzykivka_rural_hromada" title="Muzykivka rural hromada">Muzykivka</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mylove_rural_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mylove rural hromada (page does not exist)">Mylove</a></li> <li><a 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title="Novotroitske settlement hromada (page does not exist)">Novotroitske</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Novovorontsovka_settlement_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Novovorontsovka settlement hromada (page does not exist)">Novovorontsovka</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nyzhni_Sirohozy_settlement_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nyzhni Sirohozy settlement hromada (page does not exist)">Nyzhni Sirohozy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oleshky_urban_hromada" title="Oleshky urban hromada">Oleshky</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rubanivka_rural_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rubanivka rural hromada (page does not exist)">Rubanivka</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Skadovsk_urban_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Skadovsk urban hromada (page does not exist)">Skadovsk</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stanislav_rural_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stanislav rural hromada (page does not exist)">Stanislav</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tavriisk_urban_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tavriisk urban hromada (page does not exist)">Tavriisk</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tavrychanka_rural_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tavrychanka rural hromada (page does not exist)">Tavrychanka</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tiahynka_rural_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tiahynka rural hromada (page does not exist)">Tiahynka</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Velyka_Lepetykha_settlement_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Velyka Lepetykha settlement hromada (page does not exist)">Velyka Lepetykha</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Velyka_Oleksandrivka_settlement_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Velyka Oleksandrivka settlement hromada (page does not exist)">Velyka Oleksandrivka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Velyki_Kopani_rural_hromada" title="Velyki Kopani rural hromada">Velyki Kopani</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Verkhnii_Rohachyk_settlement_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Verkhnii Rohachyk settlement hromada (page does not exist)">Verkhnii Rohachyk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vynohradove_rural_hromada" title="Vynohradove rural hromada">Vynohradove</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vysokopillia_settlement_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vysokopillia settlement hromada (page does not exist)">Vysokopillia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yuvileine_rural_hromada" title="Yuvileine rural hromada">Yuvileine</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Zelenyi_Pid_rural_hromada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Zelenyi Pid rural hromada (page does not exist)">Zelenyi Pid</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Ukraine" title="List of cities in Ukraine">Cities</a></th><td 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href="/wiki/Chernivtsi_Oblast" title="Chernivtsi Oblast">Chernivtsi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dnipropetrovsk_Oblast" title="Dnipropetrovsk Oblast">Dnipropetrovsk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast" title="Donetsk Oblast">Donetsk</a><sup>2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivano-Frankivsk_Oblast" title="Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast">Ivano-Frankivsk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kharkiv_Oblast" title="Kharkiv Oblast">Kharkiv</a><sup>4</sup></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kherson</a><sup>2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khmelnytskyi_Oblast" title="Khmelnytskyi Oblast">Khmelnytskyi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirovohrad_Oblast" title="Kirovohrad Oblast">Kirovohrad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyiv_Oblast" title="Kyiv Oblast">Kyiv</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luhansk_Oblast" title="Luhansk Oblast">Luhansk</a><sup>2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lviv_Oblast" title="Lviv Oblast">Lviv</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mykolaiv_Oblast" title="Mykolaiv Oblast">Mykolaiv</a><sup>3</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Odesa_Oblast" title="Odesa Oblast">Odesa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poltava_Oblast" title="Poltava Oblast">Poltava</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rivne_Oblast" title="Rivne Oblast">Rivne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumy_Oblast" title="Sumy Oblast">Sumy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ternopil_Oblast" title="Ternopil Oblast">Ternopil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinnytsia_Oblast" title="Vinnytsia Oblast">Vinnytsia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Volyn_Oblast" title="Volyn Oblast">Volyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zakarpattia_Oblast" title="Zakarpattia Oblast">Zakarpattia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_Oblast" title="Zaporizhzhia Oblast">Zaporizhzhia</a><sup>2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zhytomyr_Oblast" title="Zhytomyr Oblast">Zhytomyr</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/City_with_special_status" title="City with special status">Cities with special status</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kyiv" title="Kyiv">Kyiv</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sevastopol" title="Sevastopol">Sevastopol</a><sup>1</sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_republics_of_Ukraine" class="mw-redirect" title="Autonomous republics of Ukraine">Autonomous republic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_Republic_of_Crimea" title="Autonomous Republic of Crimea">Crimea</a><sup>1</sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Administrative centers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cherkasy" title="Cherkasy">Cherkasy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chernihiv" title="Chernihiv">Chernihiv</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chernivtsi" title="Chernivtsi">Chernivtsi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dnipro" title="Dnipro">Dnipro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donetsk" title="Donetsk">Donetsk</a><sup>2</sup> (<a href="/wiki/Kramatorsk" title="Kramatorsk">Kramatorsk</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivano-Frankivsk" title="Ivano-Frankivsk">Ivano-Frankivsk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kharkiv" title="Kharkiv">Kharkiv</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kherson" title="Kherson">Kherson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khmelnytskyi" title="Khmelnytskyi">Khmelnytskyi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kropyvnytskyi" title="Kropyvnytskyi">Kropyvnytskyi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyiv" title="Kyiv">Kyiv</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luhansk" title="Luhansk">Luhansk</a><sup>2</sup> (<a href="/wiki/Sievierodonetsk" title="Sievierodonetsk">Sievierodonetsk</a><sup>2</sup>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lutsk" title="Lutsk">Lutsk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lviv" title="Lviv">Lviv</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mykolaiv" title="Mykolaiv">Mykolaiv</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Odesa" title="Odesa">Odesa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poltava" title="Poltava">Poltava</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rivne" title="Rivne">Rivne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sevastopol" title="Sevastopol">Sevastopol</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simferopol" title="Simferopol">Simferopol</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumy" title="Sumy">Sumy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ternopil" title="Ternopil">Ternopil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uzhhorod" title="Uzhhorod">Uzhhorod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinnytsia" title="Vinnytsia">Vinnytsia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zaporizhzhia" title="Zaporizhzhia">Zaporizhzhia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zhytomyr" title="Zhytomyr">Zhytomyr</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><sup>1</sup>Claimed and controlled by <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> as the <a 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