Tatarbunary Raion

Tatarbunary Raion (Ukrainian: Татарбунарський район) was a raion (district) in Odessa Oblast of Ukraine. The raion was located in the south-west part of the oblast, along the Black Sea coast, and it was part of the historical region of Bessarabia. Its administrative center was the city of Tatarbunary. 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 38,065 (2020 est.)[3]

Tatarbunarskyi Raion

Татарбунарський район
Raion
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Coordinates: 45°44′44″N 29°46′2″E
Country Ukraine
RegionOdessa Oblast
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerTatarbunary
Subdivisions
Area
 • Total1,748 km2 (675 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total38,065
 • Density22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
68104
Area code+380 04844

Geographically, there were 1 city (Tatarbunary), and 35 villages in the raion. Administratively, there were 1 City Council (Tatarbunary), and 18 Village Councils.

History

Tatarbunary Raion was established in 1940, as one of 13 raions of newly established Akkerman Oblast (later Izmail Oblast) of Ukrainian SSR. The area was transferred from Kingdom of Romania to the USSR following June 1940 Soviet Ultimatum.

In 1954, Izmail Oblast was liquidated, and Tatarbunarskyi Raion, as well as other raions of the oblast, was transferred to Odessa Oblast.

In 1978, the administrative center of the raion, Tatarbunary, was given city status.

Administrative division

The raion was divided into 18 rural councils and one city council.

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.
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