Artsyz Raion (Ukrainian: Арцизький район) was a raion (district) in Odesa Oblast of Ukraine. It was part of the historical region of Bessarabia. Its administrative center was the city of Artsyz. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odesa Oblast to seven. The area of Artsyz Raion was merged into Bolhrad Raion.[1][2] According to the 2001 census, there population was composed of speakers of Russian (42.79%), Bulgarian (33.98%), Ukrainian (18.24%), Romanian (3.08%) and Gagauz (0.83%).[3][4] The last estimate of the raion population was 45,774 (2020 est.).[5]
Artsyzskyi Raion
Арцизький район | |
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| Coordinates: 45°55′N 29°16′E / 45.917°N 29.267°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Region |  Odesa Oblast |
| Established | 1967 |
| Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
| Admin. center | Artsyz |
| Subdivisions | List
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| Government | |
| • Governor | Malev Oleksandr |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,379 km2 (532 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total |  43,774 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 68400—68454 |
| Area code | +380 4845 |
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of three hromadas:[6]
- Artsyz urban hromada with the administration in Artsyz;
- Pavlivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Pavlivka;
- Teplytsia rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Teplytsia.
References
edit- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/
- ^ https://datatowel.in.ua/pop-composition/languages-raions
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2020 року / Population of Ukraine Number of Existing as of January 1, 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Арцизька районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.