Kherson Province
Provincial town: Kherson
Area (sq miles): 28,358
Population: 842,400
Population density: 29.7 people per square mile
Cities: 6
Trade note: Internal and external trade are rather active.
Climate note: generally temperate but changeable
Notable features:
- fortresses, military port, dockyards, harbor, and admiralty
- Kherson was founded by Empress Catherine II in 1778.