Currency: Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH) (1 USD = 41.45 UAH)

Languages: Ukrainian

Telephone Dial Code: 380

Kherson (Ukrainian: Херсо́н, Ukrainian pronunciation: [xerˈsɔn], Russian pronunciation: [xʲɪrˈson]) is a city in the south of Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Kherson Oblast and an economic center. Designated a city of oblast significance, Kherson is an important port on the Black Sea and on the Dnieper River, and the home of a major ship-building industry. As of 2021, it had a population of 283,649 (2021 est.). Since 2014, Kherson has housed the office of the Ukrainian President`s representative in the Crimea.