ate . ▁Population : ▁ ▁History ▁Administr atively , ▁since ▁ 1 7 7 6 ▁the ▁area ▁belonged ▁to ▁Kh ers ons ky ▁U ye zd , ▁which ▁was ▁sh uff led ▁between ▁different ▁governor ates ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire : ▁Y ek ater inos lav ▁Vic ero yal ty ▁until ▁ 1 7 9 5 , ▁V oz nes ensk ▁Vic ero yal ty ▁until ▁ 1 7 9 6 , ▁Nov or os si ya ▁Governor ate ▁until ▁ 1 8 0 3 , ▁Kh erson ▁Governor ate ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Nikol ay ev ▁Governor ate ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁and ▁Od essa ▁Governor ate ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁when ▁u ye z ds ▁were ▁abol ished ▁in ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Soviet ▁Social ist ▁Republic ; ▁the ▁governor ates ▁were ▁divided ▁into ▁ok ru has . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁Bere z neh uv ate ▁Ra ion ▁of ▁Kh erson ▁Ok ru ha , ▁with ▁the ▁administrative ▁center ▁in ▁Bere z neh uv ate , ▁was ▁established . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁the ▁governor ates ▁were ▁abol ished , ▁and ▁ok ru has ▁were ▁directly ▁sub ordin ated ▁to ▁Ukrain ian ▁SS R . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁ok ru has ▁were ▁abol ished . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁Bere z neh uv ate ▁Ra ion ▁was ▁transferred ▁into ▁Od essa ▁O blast . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁September