Oleshky

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Oleshky Олешки
Central square
Coat of arms
Oleshky Location of Oleshky Show map of Kherson Oblast Oleshky Oleshky (Ukraine) Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 46°37′00″N 32°43′00″E / 46.61667°N 32.71667°E / 46.61667; 32.71667
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kherson Oblast
Raion	Kherson Raion
Hromada	Oleshky urban hromada
Founded	1784
Town status since	1802
Area
• Total	15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	24,124
• Density	1,598/km2 (4,140/sq mi)
Postal code	75100
Area code	+380 5542
Climate	Cfa
Website	https://oleshki-rada.gov.ua/

Oleshky (Ukrainian: Олешки, pronounced [oˈɫɛʃkɪ]), previously known as Tsiurupynsk^[a] from 1928 to 2016, is a city in Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine, located on the left bank of the Dnieper River with the town of Solontsi to the south. It is the oldest city of the oblast and one of the oldest in southern Ukraine. It is known for its proximity to the Oleshky Sands, a large desert region. Oleshky is the site of artist Polina Rayko's home, a national cultural monument of Ukraine. It also hosts the administration of Oleshky urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[1] It had a population of 24,124 (2022 estimate).^[2]

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