Reni Raion

Reni Raion (Ukrainian: Ренійський район; Romanian: Raionul Reni) was a raion (district) in Odessa Oblast in south-western Ukraine, in the historic Budjak region of Bessarabia. Its administrative center was the city of Reni. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odessa Oblast to seven. [1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 36,117 (2020 est.)[3] In 2001, population was 40,680.

Reniyskyi Raion

Ренійський район
Raionul Reni
Raion
Flag
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 45°24′13″N 28°29′40″E
Country Ukraine
RegionOdessa Oblast
Established1969
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerReni
Subdivisions
Government
 • GovernorOleksandr Soshenko
Area
 • Total861 km2 (332 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 36,117
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal index
68800—68831
Area code+380 4840
Websitehttp://reni-rda.odessa.gov.ua

The raion was predominantly Moldavian and the Ukrainian language was rare. According to the 2001 Ukrainian census the population was 49% Moldovan, 18% Ukrainian, 15% Russian, 8.5% Bulgarian and 8% Gagauz.[4] Most of villages (five) are Romanophone while there was one village populated by Gagauz and another one was populated by Bulgarians. The city of Reni was mostly Russophone although 50% of its residents are Moldavians.

References
  1. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  2. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  3. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  4. 2001 All Ukrainian population census results for Odessa Region Archived 2009-07-31 at the Wayback Machine


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