Tatarbunary Raion (Ukrainian: Татарбунарський район) was a raion (district) in Odessa Oblast of Ukraine. The raion was located in the south-west part of the oblast, along the Black Sea coast, and it was part of the historical region of Bessarabia. Its administrative center was the city of Tatarbunary. The raion was abolished and its territory was merged into Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odessa Oblast to seven. [1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 38,065 (2020 est.)[3]
Tatarbunarskyi Raion
Татарбунарський район | |
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Raion | |
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Coordinates: 45°44′44″N 29°46′2″E | |
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Region | Odessa Oblast |
Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
Admin. center | Tatarbunary |
Subdivisions | List
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Area | |
• Total | 1,748 km2 (675 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 38,065 |
• Density | 22/km2 (56/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Postal index | 68104 |
Area code | +380 04844 |
Geographically, there were 1 city (Tatarbunary), and 35 villages in the raion. Administratively, there were 1 City Council (Tatarbunary), and 18 Village Councils.
Tatarbunary Raion was established in 1940, as one of 13 raions of newly established Akkerman Oblast (later Izmail Oblast) of Ukrainian SSR. The area was transferred from Kingdom of Romania to the USSR following June 1940 Soviet Ultimatum.
In 1954, Izmail Oblast was liquidated, and Tatarbunarskyi Raion, as well as other raions of the oblast, was transferred to Odessa Oblast.
In 1978, the administrative center of the raion, Tatarbunary, was given city status.
The raion was divided into 18 rural councils and one city council.