. "Kherson Oblast (Ukrainian: \u0425\u0435\u0440\u0441\u043E\u043D\u0441\u044C\u043A\u0430 \u043E\u0431\u043B\u0430\u0441\u0442\u044C, translit. Khersons\u2019ka oblast\u2019; also referred to as Khersonshchyna \u2013 Ukrainian: \u0425\u0435\u0440\u0441\u043E\u043D\u0449\u0438\u043D\u0430) is an oblast (province) in southern Ukraine, just north of Crimea. Its administrative center is Kherson. The area of the region is 28,461 km\u00B2, its population (as of 1 January 2012) is 1,083,367.Important cities in the oblast include: Kherson (capital) Kakhovka Nova Kakhovka\u2191 1.0 1.1 \u2191"@en . .