Tarutyne Raion

Tarutynskyi Raion
Тарутинський район
Raion
Flag of Tarutynskyi Raion
Flag
Coat of arms of Tarutynskyi Raion
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 46°16′5″N 29°12′50″E / 46.26806°N 29.21389°E / 46.26806; 29.21389Coordinates: 46°16′5″N 29°12′50″E / 46.26806°N 29.21389°E / 46.26806; 29.21389
Country  Ukraine
Region Odessa Oblast
Established 1957
Admin. center Tarutyne
Subdivisions
Government
  Governor Viktor Matchin
Area
  Total 1,874 km2 (724 sq mi)
Population (2015)
  Total Decrease 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:

References

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