Tarutyne Raion

Tarutyne Raion (Ukrainian: Тарутинський район Tarutyns'kyj rajon) was a raion (administrative division) in Odessa Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. It was in the historical region of Budjak in southern Bessarabia and its administrative seat was Tarutyne. 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 40,054 (2020 est.)[3]

Tarutynskyi Raion

Тарутинський район
Raion
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Coordinates: 46°16′5″N 29°12′50″E
Country Ukraine
Region Odessa Oblast
Established1957
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerTarutyne
Subdivisions
Government
 • GovernorViktor Matchin
Area
 • Total1,874 km2 (724 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 40,054
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
68500—68558
Area code+380 4847
Websitehttp://tarutino-rda.odessa.gov.ua

In the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the raion had a multi-ethnic population of 45,169 of which 38% were Bessarabian Bulgarians, 25% Ukrainians, 17% Moldovans, 14% Russians, and 6% Gagauz people.[4] The area was formerly home to a number of Bessarabia Germans, which could have once made up a majority in the surrounding areas.

Nature conservation

There were several protected areas located in Tarutyne Raion:

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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