Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion
Білгород-Дністровський район | |
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Coordinates: 46°10′N 30°10′E / 46.167°N 30.167°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)[1] | |
• 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/ |
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).[1]
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.[2][3] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 59,349 (2020 est.).[4]