Kherson Oblast
oblast (region) of Ukraine
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Summary
Kherson Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine[1]. It draws 5,011 Wikipedia views per month (oblast of ukraine category, ranking #5 of 24).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ukraine[3]
- Country: Ukraine[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Black Sea[5], Sea of Azov[6]
- Head of government: Hennadiy Lahuta[7], Yaroslav Yanushevych[8]
- Instance of: Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine[9]
- Capital: Kherson[10]
- Official language: Ukrainian[11]
- Shares border with: Mykolaiv Oblast[12], Dnipropetrovsk Oblast[13], Zaporizhzhia Oblast[14], Autonomous Republic of Crimea[15]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Beryslav Raion[16], Kherson Raion[17], Henichesk Raion[18], Kakhovka Raion[19], Skadovsk Raion[20]
- Flag: flag of Kherson Oblast[21]
- Coat of arms: Coat of arms of Kherson Oblast[22]
- Commons category: Kherson Oblast[23]
- Licence plate code: BT[24]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[25], UTC+03:00[26]
- Inception: March 30, 1944[27]
- Highest point: Ushkalka[28]
- Significant event: 2022 annexation referendum in Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast[29]
- Official website: https://khoda.gov.ua/[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kherson Oblast[31]
- Population: 1,055,600[32], 1,046,981[33], 1,001,598[34], 1,072,567[35], 1,128,828[36], 1,175,122[37], 1,239,969[38], 1,163,435[39], 1,029,988[40], 824,167[41], 743,000[42], 1,099,200[43], 1,027,913[44], 1,238,034[45]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[46]
- Topic has template: Šablona:Chersonská oblast[47]
- Official name: Херсонська область[48]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Kherson Oblast[49]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Kherson Oblast[50]
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Physical Characteristics
Kherson Oblast covers an area of 28,461 km²[51]. It sits at an elevation of 50 m[52].
Why It Matters
Kherson Oblast has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]