Tarutyne Raion

Tarutyne Raion (Ukrainian: Тарутинський район, Tarutyns'kyj rajon) was a raion (administrative division) in Odesa 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 Odesa Oblast to seven. The area of Tarutyne Raion was merged into Bolhrad Raion.^[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 40,054 (2020 est.).^[3]

Country Ukraine

Admin. centerTarutyne

Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)

Postal index

68500—68558

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Tarutyne Raion Тарутинський район
Raion
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Coordinates: 46°16′5″N 29°12′50″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Odesa Oblast
Established	1957
Disestablished	18 July 2020
Admin. center	Tarutyne
Subdivisions	List   0 — city councils   4 — settlement councils 23 — rural councils Number of localities:   0 — cities   4 — urban-type settlements 47 — villages   0 — rural settlements
Government
• Governor	Viktor Matchin
Area
• Total	1,874 km2 (724 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	40,054
• Density	21.37/km2 (55.36/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	68500—68558
Area code	+380 4847
Website	http://tarutino-rda.odessa.gov.ua

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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][5] According to the 2001 census, the population was composed of speakers of Russian (32.93%), Bulgarian (31.67%), Ukrainian (18.79%), Romanian (12.69% ) and Gagauz (3.3%).^[6] The area was formerly home to a number of Bessarabia Germans, which could have once made up a majority in the surrounding areas.