Orlivka, Izmail Raion, Odesa Oblast
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Orlivka
Орлівка | |
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  Orlivka Location in Ukraine  Orlivka Orlivka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 45°19′10″N 28°27′2″E / 45.31944°N 28.45056°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Odesa Oblast |
| Raion | Izmail Raion |
| Hromada | Reni urban hromada |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Orlivka (Ukrainian: Орлівка; Romanian: Cartal) is a village in Izmail Raion, Odesa Oblast, southern Ukraine. It belongs to Reni urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1][2]
Until 18 July 2020, Orlivka belonged to Reni Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odesa Oblast to seven. The area of Reni Raion was merged into Izmail Raion.[3][4]
Orlivka is located at 45°19′N 28°26′E / 45.317°N 28.433°E between Lakes Kartal, Kahul and the river Danube.
History
Around 2nd century BC, a Celtic tribe settled the area and founded the town of Aliobrix. Later, from 1st to 3rd centuries AD, the site was further expanded by Romans who built the fortress nearby.
Later and until 1948 it was known as Cartal.
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, the vast majority of the 3047 inhabitants, 95.37%, were Romanian speakers at the time, including 95.14% who called the language "Moldovan" (2,899 people), and 0.23% who called it "Romanian" (7 people), with a small number of Russian (1.61%, or 49) and Ukrainian speakers (1.25%, or 38).[2][5]