Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion (Ukrainian: Білгород-Дністровський район; Romanian: Raionul Cetatea Albă) is a raion (district) in Odesa Oblast of Ukraine. It is part of the historical region of Bessarabia. Its administrative center is the town of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi. Population: 196,618 (2022 estimate).
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion
Білгород-Дністровський район | |
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Raion | |
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| Coordinates: 46°10′N 30°10′E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Odesa Oblast |
| Established | 1957 |
| Admin. center | Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi |
| Subdivisions | 16 hromadas |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Vasyl Chornolutskiy |
| Area - since July 2020 | |
| • Total | 5,154.98 km2 (1,990.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 196,618 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 67720—67798 |
| Area code | +380 4849 |
| Website | https://bd-rda.od.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 Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion was significantly expanded. Two abolished raions, Sarata and Tatarbunary Raions, as well as Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Municipality and part of Ovidiopol Raion, were merged into Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 59,349 (2020 est.).
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