Admin. center Tarutyne Postal index 68500—68558 Founded 1940 Region Odessa Oblast Area code 4847 | Established 1957 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area 1,874 km² Population 41,670 (2015) Administrative center Tarutyne | |
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Subdivisions List 0 — city councils 4 — settlement councils23 — rural councilsNumber of localities: 0 — cities 4 — urban-type settlements47 — villages 0 — rural settlements | ||
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.)
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Map of Tarutyns'kyi district, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine
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. 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
Tarutyne Raion Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA