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Map of Kherson Oblast in Ukraine with post-2020 administrative divisions
List of cities in Kherson Oblast
List of cities in Kherson Oblast
List of cities in Kherson Oblast
List of cities in Kherson Oblast
List of cities in Kherson Oblast
List of cities in Kherson Oblast
List of cities in Kherson Oblast
List of cities in Kherson Oblast
List of cities in Kherson Oblast
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Location of cities in Kherson Oblast, with red dots indicating Russian-occupied cities and green dots indicating Ukrainian-controlled cities.[1]

There are nine populated places in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, that have been officially granted city status (Ukrainian: місто, romanized: misto) by the Verkhovna Rada, the country's parliament.[2] Settlements with more than 10,000 people are eligible for city status, although the status is also granted to settlements of historical or regional importance.[3][4][5] As of 5 December 2001, the date of the first and only official census in the country since independence,[a] the most populous city in the oblast was the regional capital, Kherson, with a population of 328,360 people, while the least populous city was Tavriisk, with 11,452 people.[6][7] Following the passing of decommunization laws, one city within the oblast, Oleshky, was renamed in 2016 from its previous name, Tsiurupynsk, for its connection with people, places, events, and organizations associated with the Soviet Union.[b][10][11][12] Prior to 2020, four cities in the oblast were designated as cities of regional significance (municipalities), which had self-government under city councils, while the oblast's remaining five cities were located amongst the oblast's eighteen raions (districts) as cities of district significance, which are subordinated to the governments of the raions.[7][13][14] On 18 July 2020, an administrative reform abolished and merged the oblast's raions and cities of regional significance into five new, expanded raions.[c][3][17] The five raions that now make up the oblast are Beryslav, Henichesk, Kakhovka, Kherson, and Skadovsk.[24]

After 24 February 2022, during Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, all cities in the oblast were occupied by Russian troops, including the capital, Kherson, making it the only regional capital to be captured during the invasion.[25][26][27] Following the 2022 Kherson counteroffensive, the oblast's territory to the west of the Dnipro river, including the cities of Beryslav and Kherson, was recovered by Ukraine,[21][22] while the oblast's seven cities to the east of the river have remained occupied by Russian forces.[25] For its contributions to the country's defense during the invasion, Kherson was awarded the honorary title Hero City of Ukraine in 2022.[28][29] The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam on 6 June 2023 heavily impacted the region, with cities along the banks of the Dnipro downriver from the breached dam (Hola Prystan, Kherson, Nova Kakhovka, and Oleshky) experiencing flooding.[30][31]

List of cities

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Photo of Kherson, capital and most populous city in Kherson Oblast
Kherson, capital and most populous city in Kherson Oblast[2][32]
Photo of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Station in Nova Kakhovka, the oblast's second most populous city
Nova Kakhovka, the oblast's second most populous city and site of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Station[2][33]
Cities in Kherson Oblast
Name Name
(in Ukrainian)[2][d] 		Raion (district) Popu­lation
(2022 esti­mates)[2][e] 		Popu­lation
(2001 census)[7] 		Popu­lation
change
Beryslav Берислав Beryslav 11,895 15,455 −23.03%
Henichesk Генічеськ Henichesk 18,889 21,793 −13.33%
Hola Prystan Гола Пристань Skadovsk 13,544 16,028 −15.50%
Kakhovka Каховка Kakhovka 34,749 38,238 −9.12%
Kherson Херсон Kherson 279,131 328,360 −14.99%
Nova Kakhovka Нова Каховка Kakhovka 44,427 52,611 −15.56%
Oleshky Олешки Kherson 24,124 24,123 0.00%
Skadovsk Скадовськ Skadovsk 16,969 19,641 −13.60%
Tavriisk Таврійськ Kakhovka 10,108 11,452 −11.74%

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ As of 11 July 2023[6]
  2. ^ Following the occupation of Oleshky by Russian forces, de facto Russian-appointed officials reverted to the pre-2016 name of the city.[8][9]
  3. ^ After the occupation of most of the oblast's territory during Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, de facto Russian-appointed officials imposed the use of the pre-2020 reform administrative divisions in the oblast.[15][16] On 21 September 2022, Russian officials added the then-occupied areas of Ukraine's Mykolaiv Oblast to the Russian occupation administration of Kherson Oblast, with the then-occupied parts of Mykolaiv Oblast being divided between the recreated Snihurivka Raion (one of Mykolaiv Oblast's pre-2020 raions)[17] and the newly created Aleksandrovsky Raion, centered on the village of Oleksandrivka (known in Russian as Aleksandrovka).[18][19][20] Following the 2022 Kherson counteroffensive, Ukrainian officials regained control of parts of Kherson and Mykolaiv Oblasts located west of the Dnipro river while territory in Kherson Oblast east of the river and in Mykolaiv Oblast's Kinburn Peninsula remain under Russian occupation.[1][21][22] Since Ukrainian forces recovered Kherson city on 11 November 2022, Kherson Oblast's Russian occupation administration has been based from Henichesk, although Russian officials still claim Kherson as the capital of the oblast's Russian administration.[23]
  4. ^ Links to the Ukrainian Wikipedia articles for each city
  5. ^ The 2022 population estimates are accurate as of 1 January 2022 and are calculated by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine based on the "available administrative data on state registration of births and deaths and change of residence registration."[2]

References

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  3. ^ a b Povalyaev, Ivan (31 July 2023). Дерадянизація: в Україні скасували смт та міста районного чи обласного значення [De-Sovietization: Ukraine abolishes urban-type settlements and cities of district or regional significance]. Ukraina Moloda (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  4. ^ Закон України від 28.07.2023 р. № 3285-IX "Про порядок вирішення окремих питань адміністративно-територіального устрою України" [Law of Ukraine of 28.07.2023 № 3285-IX "On the Procedure for Resolving Certain Issues of the Administrative and Territorial Structure of Ukraine"]. All About Accounting (in Ukrainian). 26 October 2023. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  5. ^ 26 січня набрав чинності Закон "Про порядок вирішення окремих питань адміністративно-територіального устрою України" [On January 26, the Law "On the Procedure for Resolving Certain Issues of the Administrative and Territorial Structure of Ukraine" came into force]. jurliga.ligazakon.net (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  6. ^ a b Rogoża, Jadwiga (11 July 2023). "Ukraine in the face of a demographic catastrophe". Centre for Eastern Studies. Archived from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  7. ^ a b c Кількість та територіальне розміщення населення України [The number and territorial distribution of the population of Ukraine] (RAR). 2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. 5 December 2001. Archived from the original on 17 May 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2024. To access the statistics, scroll down to the section titled "Кількість та територіальне розміщення населення України" (transl. Number and territorial distribution of the population of Ukraine). Then, click on the linked text "Публікація у електронному вигляді" (transl. Publication in electronic form). This will download the statistics as a RAR file from which it can be accessed using RAR file converters such as 7-Zip.
  8. ^ Оккупанты заявили о намерении вернуть Олешкам название Цюрупинск [The occupiers have announced their intention to return Oleshki's name to Tsyurupinsk]. Ukrainian National News (in Russian). 19 March 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  9. ^ Malyutin, Alexey (10 February 2023). Имя отрицательное: Кампания переименований в украинских городах, оказавшихся под контролем РФ, как символ абсурдизма [The name is negative: The campaign of renaming in Ukrainian cities that came under the control of the Russian Federation, as a symbol of absurdism]. Novaya Gazeta Europe (in Russian). Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  10. ^ Про засудження комуністичного та націонал-соціалістичного (нацистського) тоталітарних режимів в Україні та заборону пропаганди їхньої символіки [On the condemnation of communist and national socialist (Nazi) totalitarian regimes in Ukraine and the prohibition of propaganda of their symbols]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 27 July 2023. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  11. ^ Понад 50 тисяч вулиць змінили назви впродовж 2016 року [Over 50 thousand streets changed their names in 2016]. kmu.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 27 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  12. ^ Перейменування окремих міст та районів, перейменованих відповідно до Закону України «Про засудження комуністичного та націонал-соціалістичного (нацистського) тоталітарних режимів в Україні та заборону пропаганди їхньої символіки» [Renaming of certain cities and districts, renamed in accordance with the Law of Ukraine "On Condemnation of Communist and National Socialist (Nazi) Totalitarian Regimes in Ukraine and Prohibition of Propaganda of Their Symbols"] (PDF). land.gov.ua. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  13. ^ Кількість адміністративно-територіальних одиниць за регіонами України на 1 січня 2016 року* [Number of administrative-territorial units by regions of Ukraine as of 1 January 2016*]. ukrstat.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  14. ^ Про адміністративно-територіальний устрій України (Повторний розгляд з пропозиціями (вето) Президента України) [On the administrative-territorial structure of Ukraine (Reconsideration with proposals (Veto) of the President of Ukraine)]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 16 October 1997. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  15. ^ В Херсонской области отменили введенное Киевом в 2020 году территориальное деление [In Kherson oblast, the territorial division introduced by Kiev in 2020 was cancelled]. TASS (in Russian). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  16. ^ Херсонская область вернулась к дореформенному делению на 18 районов [Kherson Oblast returned to the pre-reform division of 18 districts]. Interfax.ru (in Russian). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  17. ^ a b Про утворення та ліквідацію районів [On the formation and liquidation of districts]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 17 July 2020. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  18. ^ Снигиревский и Александровский округа включили в состав Херсонской области [Snigirevsky and Aleksandrovsky districts were included into Kherson Oblast]. TASS (in Russian). 21 September 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  19. ^ Херсонская область войдет в состав РФ с двумя округами Николаевской области [Kherson oblast will become part of the Russian Federation with two districts of Nikolaev oblast]. Interfax.ru (in Russian). 3 October 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  20. ^ Александровский муниципальный округ Херсонской области [Aleksandrovsky municipal district of Kherson oblast]. khogov.ru (in Russian). 14 February 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  21. ^ a b Khurshudyan, Isabelle; Sonne, Paul; Morgunov, Serhiy; Hrabchuk, Kamila (29 December 2022). "Inside the Ukrainian counteroffensive that shocked Putin and reshaped the war". The Washington Post.
  22. ^ a b Stepanenko, Kateryna; Bailey, Riley; Mappes, Grace; Hird, Karolina; Kagan, Frederick W. "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 11". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  23. ^ Оккупационные «власти» Херсонской области заявили о временном переносе столицы региона в Геническ. Затем опровергли это [The occupation "authorities" of Kherson oblast announced the temporary relocation of the region's capital to Genichesk. Then they denied it]. Novaya Gazeta Europe (in Russian). 12 November 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  24. ^ Прийнято Постанову "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів" [The Resolution "On Formation and Liquidation of Districts" was adopted]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 17 July 2020. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  25. ^ a b Про затвердження Переліку територій, на яких ведуться (велися) бойові дії або тимчасово окупованих Російською Федерацією [On Approval of the List of Territories in which Military Operations are Conducted (Were Conducted) or Temporarily Occupied by the Russian Federation]. ips.ligazakon.net (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  26. ^ Хронологія широкомасштабного вторгнення: АрміяInform про головні події за два роки [Timeline of the large-scale invasion: ArmyInform on the main events of the last two years]. armyinform.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  27. ^ Landay, Jonathan (11 November 2022). "Ukrainians celebrate soldiers retaking Kherson, Russia's latest defeat". Reuters.
  28. ^ Два роки тому присвоєні почесні відзнаки «Місто-герой України» містам Волноваха, Гостомель, Маріуполь, Харків, Херсон, Чернігів [Two years ago, the cities of Volnovakha, Hostomel, Mariupol, Kharkiv, Kherson, and Chernihiv were awarded the honorary "Hero City of Ukraine" designation]. Donetsk Regional State Administration (in Ukrainian). 6 March 2024. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  29. ^ Sobenko, Nadia (21 March 2023). Зеленський затвердив положення про "Місто-герой України" [Zelenskyy approved the provisions on the "Hero City of Ukraine"]. Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  30. ^ Semenova, Inna, ed. (8 June 2023). Пік паводку після підриву ГЕС: затоплено близько 30 населених пунктів, повідомляють про загиблих на лівобережжі — головне [Flooding peak after hydroelectric power plant explosion: about 30 settlements flooded, deaths reported on the left bank - main news]. The New Voice of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  31. ^ Вода відступає, російські військові залишаються – мер Нової Каховки про ситуацію в окупованому місті [Water recedes, Russian troops remain - Mayor of Nova Kakhovka on the situation in the occupied city]. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (in Ukrainian). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  32. ^ "Explainer: Why Ukraine's southern Kherson region is a strategic prize". Reuters. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  33. ^ Nabochenko, S.O. (2021). Нова Каховка [Nova Kakhovka]. Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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