Izmail Raion (Ukrainian: Ізмаїльський район Izmayil's'kyi rayon; Izmail'skii raion; Bulgarian: Измаилски район; Romanian: Raionul Ismail) is a raion (administrative division) in Odesa Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. Its administrative center is the town of Izmail. It is in the historical region of Budjak in southern Bessarabia. Population: 207,333 (2021 est.)[1]
Izmail Raion
Ізмаїльський район | |
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Raion | |
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Coordinates: 45°28′59″N 28°55′43″E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Region | Odesa Oblast |
Established | 1959 |
Admin. center | Izmail |
Subdivisions | 6 hromadas |
Government | |
• Governor | Serhiy Pavluhin |
Area - since July 2020 | |
• Total | 3,439.9 km2 (1,328.2 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 207,333 |
• Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Postal index | 68640—68681 |
Area code | +380 |
Website | http://izmail-rda.odesa.gov.ua |
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Odesa Oblast was reduced to seven, and the area of Izmail Raion was significantly expanded. [2][3] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 50,568 (2020 est.)[4]
In the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the raion had a multi-ethnic population of 54,692. 29% were Ukrainians, 28% Moldovans, 26% Bessarabian Bulgarians and 16% Russians.
6 municipalities (hromadas):
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Administrative center: Odesa | ||
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