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Kherson (Ukrainian: Херсо́н) is a ceety in soothren Ukraine. It is the admeenistrative centre o the Kherson Oblast (province), an is designatit as its awn separate raion (destrict) athin the oblast. Kherson is an important port on the Black Sea an Dnieper River, an the hame o a major shipbiggin industry. Estimatit population as o 2007 wis 329,000.
Kherson Херсон | |
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Coordinates: 46°38′0″N 32°35′0″E | |
Kintra Oblast Municipality Ceety Rayons | Ukraine Kherson Oblast Kherson Ceety Dneprovski rayon Suvorovski rayon Komsomolski rayon |
Foondit | 18 Juin 1778 |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Zoya Berezhna (actin) |
Area | |
• Total | 135.7 km2 (52.4 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 358,000 |
• Density | 2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi) |
Postal code | 73000 |
Area code(s) | +380 552 |
Sister cities | Rzeszów |
Website | www.city.kherson.ua |
Till 1774, the region belangit tae the Crimean Khanate. Kherson wis foondit in 1778 bi Grigori Potemkin, on the orders o Catherine the Great. The ceety wis biggit unner the superveesion o General Ivan Gannibal on the steid o a smaw fortress cried Aleksanderschanz. The name Kherson is a contraction o Chersonesos, an auncient Greek colony foondit approximately 2500 years ago in the soothwastren pairt o Crimea. Ane o the first biggins in the Kherson Fort wis the Kirk o St. Catherine whaur Potemkin wis eventually buriet. The last tarpan wis caucht near Kherson in 1866.
As o Ukrainian Naitional Census (2001), the ethnic groups livin athin Kherson are:
The ethnic groups livin athin Kherson as o the 1926 Census:
Year | Population |
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1790 | 24,000 |
1926 | 58,000 |
1939 | 97,000 |
1959 | 158,000 |
1981 | 361,000 |
2004 | 354,000 |
2007 | 329,000 |
Thare are three ceety raions. Twa o them still cairy merk o a colonial ceety o Roushie.
Climate data for Kherson | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record heich °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
37.7 (99.9) |
39.5 (103.1) |
40.5 (104.9) |
40.7 (105.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.0 (89.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
40.7 (105.3) |
Average heich °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) |
2.2 (36.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
15.7 (60.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.9 (84.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
7.8 (46.0) |
2.8 (37.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.7 (28.9) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
3.2 (37.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
10.4 (50.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
Average law °C (°F) | −4.5 (23.9) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
5.0 (41.0) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
5.9 (42.6) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
5.7 (42.3) |
Record law °C (°F) | −26.3 (−15.3) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
−20.2 (−4.4) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
5.8 (42.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−22.2 (−8.0) |
−26.3 (−15.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29 (1.1) |
30 (1.2) |
29 (1.1) |
32 (1.3) |
39 (1.5) |
52 (2.0) |
44 (1.7) |
35 (1.4) |
42 (1.7) |
32 (1.3) |
38 (1.5) |
33 (1.3) |
435 (17.1) |
Average precipitation days | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 112 |
Source: Pogoda.ru.net[1] |
Kherson is servit bi Kherson Internaitional Airport providin baith passport an customs control. It operates a 2,500 x 42 meter concrete runwey, accommodatin Boeing 737, Airbus 319/320 aircraft, an helicopters o aw series.
The offeecial airport wabsteid is http://www.airport.kherson.ua Archived 2020-03-30 at the Wayback Machine an addeetional info can be foond at http://www.aisukraine.net. The tel no is +380 552 33-71-87.
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