Kherson Oblast
Kherson Oblast
Херсонська область | |
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| Khersonska oblast[2] | |
 Kherson Oblast State Administration | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Херсонщина (Khersonshchyna) | |
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| Country |  Russia(Largely occupied by Russia)[1] |
| Administrative center | Kherson |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Hennadiy Lahuta[3] (We Have to Live Here[4]) |
| • Oblast council | 64 seats |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28,461 km2 (10,989 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[5] | |
| • Total | 1,016,707 |
| • Rank | Ranked 22nd |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 73-75 |
| Area code | +380-55 |
| ISO 3166 code | UA-65 |
| Vehicle registration | ВT |
| Raions | 18 |
| Cities (total) | 9 |
| • Regional cities | 3 |
| Urban-type settlements | 30 |
| Villages | 658 |
| FIPS 10-4 | UP08 |
| Website | www.oda.kherson.ua |
Kherson Oblast (Ukrainian: Херсо́нська о́бласть, romanized: Khersónsʹka óblastʹ, IPA: [xerˈsɔnʲsʲkɐ ˈɔbɫɐsʲtʲ]) (Херсо́нщина, Khersónščyna, [xerˈsɔnʃt͡ʃɪnɐ]), is an oblast (province) in southern Ukraine, part of which is currently administered by Russia. It is located just north of Crimea. Its administrative center is Kherson. The area of the region is 28,461 km2 and the population 1,016,707 (2021 est.)[5] 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. In the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kherson city and most of the oblast were occupied by Russian forces, which de facto administer this region via the Kherson military-civilian administration.
Geography
The Kherson Oblast is bordered by Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the north, the Black Sea and the disputed region of Crimea on the south, Mykolaiv Oblast on the west, and the Azov Sea and Zaporizhzhia Oblast on the east.
The Dnieper River runs through the oblast which includes the Kakhovka Reservoir.
The oblast includes (within Henichesk Raion) the northern portion of the Arabat Spit, a thin strip of land between the brackish Syvash and the Sea of Azov that is geographically part of the Crimean Peninsula. Due to Russia gaining de facto control of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in 2014, the southern areas of Kherson were the only parts of the Crimean Peninsula under direct Ukrainian control prior to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian counterattacks in March brought a small part of that region back under Kyiv’s control.[6][full citation needed]
Administrative divisions
Until the 2020 re-organisation, the Kherson Oblast was administratively subdivided into 18 raions (districts) and 3 municipalities. The municipalities – Kherson (administrative center of the oblast), Nova Kakhovka, and Kakhovka – were directly subordinate to the oblast government. The Kherson municipality was subdivided into 3 urban districts. All information below was current as of 2015.[7]
| Name | Ukrainian name | Area (km2) |
Population 2015 |
Admin. center | Urban population only |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kherson | Херсон (місто) | 423 | 333,737 | Kherson | 322,260 |
| Hola Prystan | Гола Пристань (місто) | 9 | 14,883 | Hola Prystan | 14,568 |
| Nova Kakhovka | Нова Каховкa (місто) | 223 | 68,205 | Nova Kakhovka | 62,128 |
| Kakhovka | Каховкa (місто) | 16 | 36,958 | Kakhovka | 36,958 |
| Beryslav Raion | Бериславський (район) | 1,721 | 48,025 | Beryslav | 16,682 |
| Bilozerka Raion | Білозерський (район) | 1,534 | 66,564 | Bilozerka | 9,739 |
| Chaplynka Raion | Чаплинський (район) | 1,722 | 35,219 | Chaplynka | 12,638 |
| Henichesk Raion | Генічеський (район) | 3,008 | 59,991 | Henichesk | 33,748 |
| Hola Prystan Raion | Голопристанський (район) | 3,411 | 45,827 | Hola Prystan | 14,666 |
| Hornostaivka Raion | Горностаївський (район) | 1,018 | 19,788 | Hornostaivka | 6,681 |
| Ivanivka Raion | Іванівський (район) | 1,120 | 13,995 | Ivanivka | 4,560 |
| Kalanchak Raion | Каланчацький (район) | 916 | 21,568 | Kalanchak | 11,169 |
| Kakhovka Raion | Каховський (район) | 1,450 | 35,968 | Kakhovka | N/A * |
| Novotroitske Raion | Новотроїцький (район) | 2,298 | 35,921 | Novotroitske | 14,979 |
| Novovorontsovka Raion | Нововоронцовський (район) | 1,005 | 21,442 | Novovorontsovka | 6,379 |
| Nyzhni Sirohozy Raion | Нижньосірогозький (район) | 1,209 | 15,985 | Nyzhni Sirohozy | 4,891 |
| Oleshky Raion | Олешківський (район) | 1,759 | 71,888 | Oleshky | 36,317 |
| Skadovsk Raion | Скадовський (район) | 1,456 | 47,930 | Skadovsk | 21,830 |
| Velyka Lepetykha Raion | Великолепетиський (район) | 1,000 | 16,827 | Velyka Lepetykha | 8,326 |
| Velyka Oleksandrivka Raion | Великоолександрівський (район) | 1,540 | 25,948 | Velyka Oleksandrivka | 9,747 |
| Verkhniy Rohachyk Raion | Верхньорогачицький (район) | 915 | 12,003 | Verkhniy Rohachyk | 5,698 |
| Vysokopillia Raion | Високопільський (район) | 701 | 15,121 | Vysokopillia | 6,148 |
.* 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.
At a lower level of administration, these district-level administrations are subdivided into:
- Settlements – 697, including:
- Selsovets – 260.
The local administration of the oblast is controlled by the Kherson Oblast Rada. The governor of the oblast is the Kherson Oblast Rada speaker, appointed by the President of Ukraine.
Demographics
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 km2.
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 pensioners make up 26.2% or 317,400 people of the Oblast population.
Ukrainian National Census (2001):
- Ukrainians – 82.0%
- Russians – 14.1%
- Belarusians – 0.7%
- Meskhetian Turks – 0.5%
- Crimean Tatars – 0.5%
- Others – 2.2%
Age structure
- 0-14 years: 15.1%
(male 83,397/female 79,303) - 15-64 years: 70.5%
(male 364,907/female 393,933) - 65 years and over: 14.4%
(male 50,404/female 104,856) (2013 official)
Median age
- total: 39.5 years
- male: 36.2 years
- female: 42.7 years (2013 official)
Attractions
- Askania-Nova
- Lake Lemuria
- Legendary tachanka monument
- Kurhan cemetery
- Shovkunek Art museum
- Saint Yekaterynian Temple
Public opinion
During the 1991 referendum, 90.13% of votes in Kherson Oblast were in favor of the Declaration of Independence of Ukraine. A survey conducted in December 2014 by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology found 90.9% of the oblast's population opposed their region joining Russia, 1% did support the idea, and the rest were undecided or did not respond.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Russia Says It Takes Control Of Ukraine's Entire Kherson Region". The Nation. 15 March 2022.
- ^ Syvak, Nina; Ponomarenko, Valerii; Khodzinska, Olha; Lakeichuk, Iryna (2011). Veklych, Lesia (ed.). Toponymic Guidelines for Map and Other Editors for International Use (PDF). scientific consultant Iryna Rudenko; reviewed by Nataliia Kizilowa; translated by Olha Khodzinska. Kyiv: DerzhHeoKadastr and Kartographia. p. 20. ISBN 978-966-475-839-7. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Zelensky replaces head of Kherson Regional State Administration, Ukrinform (27 October 2021)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Zelensky appointed a new head of the Kherson region in exchange for refusing the election, Ukrayinska Pravda (27 October 2021)
- ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
- ^ As per FRANCE 24 television network
- ^ "Population Quantity". UkrStat (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ Лише 3% українців хочуть приєднання їх області до Росії [Only 3% of Ukrainians want their region to become part of Russia]. Dzerkalo Tyzhnia (in Ukrainian). 3 January 2015.
External links
- Portal of Kherson
- Site of Kherson nationalists
- State Administration of Kherson Region – official site (in Ukrainian)
- Information Card of the Region – official site of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
- Promo-video about Kherson and South of Ukraine - official YouTube channel of The center of tourism and adventures "ХерсON"
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