Reni Raion
Reni Raion (Ukrainian: Ренійський район; Romanian: Raionul Reni) is a raion (district) in Odessa Oblast in south-western Ukraine, in the historic Budjak region of Bessarabia. Its administrative center is the city of Reni. Population: 37,461 (2015 est.)[1] In 2001, population was 40,680.
Reniyskyi Raion Ренійський район Raionul Reni | |
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Coordinates: 45°24′13″N 28°29′40″E | |
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Region | Odessa Oblast |
Established | 1969 |
Admin. center | Reni |
Subdivisions | List
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• Governor | Oleksandr Soshenko |
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• Total | 861 km2 (332 sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal index | 68800—68831 |
Area code | +380 4840 |
Website | http://reni-rda.odessa.gov.ua |
The raion is predominantly Moldavian and the Ukrainian language is rare. According to the 2001 Ukrainian census the population was 49% Moldovan, 18% Ukrainian, 15% Russian, 8.5% Bulgarian and 8% Gagauz.[2] Most of villages (five) are Romanophone while there is one village of Gagauz and another of Bulgarians. The city of Reni is mostly Russophone although 50% of its residents are Moldavians.
References
- "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- 2001 All Ukrainian population census results for Odessa Region Archived 2009-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
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