Kherson Oblast

Summary

Kherson Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine^[1]. It draws 460 Wikipedia views per month (oblast_of_ukraine category, ranking #5 of 24).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kherson Oblast is located in Ukraine^[3].
• Kherson Oblast is in the country of Ukraine^[4].
• Kherson Oblast is on the body of water Black Sea^[5].
• Kherson Oblast is on the body of water Sea of Azov^[6].
• Kherson Oblast's head of government is recorded as Hennadiy Lahuta^[7].
• Kherson Oblast's head of government is recorded as Yaroslav Yanushevych^[8].
• Kherson Oblast's instance of is recorded as oblast of Ukraine^[9].
• Kherson Oblast's instance of is recorded as Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine^[10].
• Kherson Oblast's capital is recorded as Kherson^[11].
• Kherson Oblast's official language is recorded as Ukrainian^[12].
• Kherson Oblast's flag image is recorded as Flag of Kherson Oblast.svg^[13].
• Kherson Oblast's shares border with is recorded as Mykolaiv Oblast^[14].
• Kherson Oblast's shares border with is recorded as Dnipropetrovsk Oblast^[15].
• Kherson Oblast's shares border with is recorded as Zaporizhzhia Oblast^[16].
• Kherson Oblast's shares border with is recorded as Autonomous Republic of Crimea^[17].
• Kherson Oblast's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of Arms of Kherson Oblast.svg^[18].
• Kherson Oblast's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Beryslav Raion^[19].
• Kherson Oblast's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kherson Raion^[20].
• Kherson Oblast's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Henichesk Raion^[21].
• Kherson Oblast's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kakhovka Raion^[22].
• Kherson Oblast's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Skadovsk Raion^[23].
• Kherson Oblast's flag is recorded as flag of Kherson Oblast^[24].
• Kherson Oblast's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 126604270^[25].
• Kherson Oblast's GND ID is recorded as 4521442-6^[26].
• Kherson Oblast's coat of arms is recorded as Coat of arms of Kherson Oblast^[27].

Body

Geography

Kherson Oblast is in the country of Ukraine^[4]. It is located in Ukraine^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Black Sea^[5], an adjacent sea^[28], in Bulgaria^[29] and Sea of Azov^[6], a sea^[30], in Russia^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Kherson Oblast's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+28461'}^[32]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+50'}^[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1055600'}^[34], {'amount': '+1046981'}^[35], {'amount': '+1001598'}^[36], {'amount': '+1072567'}^[37], {'amount': '+1128828'}^[38], and {'amount': '+1175122'}^[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include oblast of Ukraine^[9] and Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine^[10].

History and Context

+1944-03-30T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kherson Oblast^[40].

Why It Matters

Kherson Oblast draws 460 Wikipedia views per month (oblast_of_ukraine category, ranking #5 of 24).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]