are not counted as part of raion statistics. At a lower level of administration, these district-level administrations are subdivided into: Settlements – 697, including: Villages – 658; Cities/Urban-type settlements – 36, including: Cities of raion subordinance – 4 (Beryslav, Henichesk, Skadovsk, Tavriisk, and Oleshky); Urban-type settlement – 30; Selsovets – 260. The local administration of the oblast is controlled by the Kherson Oblast Rada. The governor of the oblast is the Kherson Oblast Rada speaker, appointed by the President of Ukraine. Demographics The population of the oblast is 1,083,367 (2012), which is 2.4% of the total population of Ukraine. It is also ranked 21st by its population. The population density is 38 per km2. About 61.5% or 745,400 people live in urban areas of the Oblast and 38.5% or 467,600 people live in agricultural centers/villages. Men make up 46.7% or 565,400 people of the population, women make up 53.3% or 644,600 people, and pensioners make up 26.2% or 317,400 people of the Oblast population. Ukrainian National Census (2001): Ukrainians – 82.0% Russians – 14.1% Belarusians – 0.7% Meskhetian Turks – 0.5% Crimean Tatars – 0.5% Others – 2.2% Age structure 0-14 years: 15.1% (male 83,397/female 79,303) 15-64 years: 70.5% (male 364,907/female 393,933) 65 years and over: 14.4% (male 50,404/female 104,856) (2013 official) Median age total: 39.5 years male: 36.2 years female: 42.7 years (2013 official) Public opinion A 2014 survey by the Kyiv Institute of international Sociology found that 90% of the population opposes the idea of joining Russia, 1% supported the idea, and the rest was undecided or did not respond. Attractions Askania-Nova Lake Lemuria Legendary tachanka monument Kurhan cemetery Shovkunek Art museum Saint Yekaterynian Temple See also Subdivisions of Ukraine Kherson Governorate References External links Portal of Kherson Site of Kherson nationalists State Administration of Kherson Region – official site Information Card of the Region – official site of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Promo-video about Kherson and South of Ukraine - official YouTube channel of The center of tourism and adventures "ХерсON" Oblasts of Ukraine 1944 establishments in Ukraine Ukrainian territories claimed by Russia