Tarutyne Raion
Tarutynskyi Raion Тарутинський район | |||
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Raion | |||
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Coordinates: 46°16′5″N 29°12′50″E / 46.26806°N 29.21389°ECoordinates: 46°16′5″N 29°12′50″E / 46.26806°N 29.21389°E | |||
Country | Ukraine | ||
Region | Odessa Oblast | ||
Established | 1957 | ||
Admin. center | Tarutyne | ||
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Government | |||
• Governor | Viktor Matchin | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 1,874 km2 (724 sq mi) | ||
Population (2015) | |||
• Total | 41,670 | ||
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Postal index | 68500—68558 | ||
Area code | +380 4847 | ||
Website | http://tarutino-rda.odessa.gov.ua |
Tarutyne Raion (Ukrainian: Тарутинський район Tarutyns'kyj rajon) is a raion (administrative division) in Odessa Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. It is in the historical region of Budjak in southern Bessarabia and its administrative seat is Tarutyne. Population: 41,670 (2015 est.)[1]
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.[2] The area was formerly home to a number of Bessarabia Germans, which could have once made up a majority in the surrounding areas.
Nature concervation
There are several protected areas located in Tarutynskyi Raion:
- Staromanzyrs'kjy (botanical preserve)
- Dibrova Mohylevs'ka (landscape preserve)
- Dibrova Manzyrs'ka (landscape preserve)
- Tarutyns'kyj step (landscape preserve)
References
- ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ 2001 All Ukrainian population census results for Odessa Region
External links
- (Ukrainian) Tarutynskyi Raion
- (Ukrainian) Tarutynskyi Raion
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