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KHERSON Kherson,
also spelled Cherson, is the adminsitrative center of Kherson province.
It has major river and sea port. It lies on the right (west) bank of
the lower Dnieper River about 15 miles (25 km) from the latter's mouth.
It was founded in 1778 by the military leader and statesman Grigory
Potemkin. Kherson region is situated on the south of Ukraine. The area
of Kherson region is 28, 500 sq. km. It's bounded on the north by Dniepropetrovsk
region, on the east by Zaporohe region, on the west by Nikolaev region
and Crimean republic on the south by the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
The population of region is more than million people . There are 18
regions, 9 cities, 30 settlements in the region. The population of cities
is 61% of the population of the province. |
