Kherson
Kherson
Херсон | |
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Clockwise from top: St Catherine's cathedral, Memorial in Park Slavy, view of the Dnieper in Kherson, the clock tower of the Kherson Regional Art Museum, a monument to Potemkin in Potomkinskyi Garden Square | |
| Coordinates: 46°38′33″N 32°37′30″E / 46.64250°N 32.62500°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kherson Oblast |
| Raion | Kherson Raion |
| Hromada | Kherson urban hromada |
| Founded | 18 June 1778 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ihor Kolykhaiev |
| • Head of the Kherson City Military Administration | Roman Mrochko |
| Area | |
• Total | 135.7 km2 (52.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 46.6 m (152.9 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 279,131 |
| Postal code | 73000 |
| Area code | +380 552 |
| Primary airport | Kherson International Airport |
| Website | miskrada |
Kherson (Ukrainian and Russian: Херсон, Ukrainian: [xerˈsɔn] ⓘ, Russian: [xʲɪrˈson]) is a port city in southern Ukraine that serves as the administrative centre of Kherson Oblast. Located by the Black Sea and on the Dnieper River, Kherson is the home to a major ship-building industry and is a regional economic centre. At the beginning of 2022, its population was estimated at 279,131.
From March to November 2022, the city was occupied by Russian forces during their invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian forces recaptured the city on 11 November 2022. In June 2023, the city was flooded following the Russian destruction of the nearby Kakhovka Dam.