Bolhrad Raion
Bolhrad Raion (Ukrainian: Болградський район) is a raion (district) in Odessa Oblast of Ukraine. It is part of the historical region of Bessarabia. Its administrative center is the town of Bolhrad. Population: 146,424 (2021 est.)[1]
Bolhradskyi Raion
Болградський район | |
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| Country |  Ukraine |
| Region | Odessa Oblast |
| Established | 1940 |
| Admin. center | Bolhrad |
| Subdivisions | 10 hromadas |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Myhaylo Sadakliev |
| Area - since July 2020 | |
| • Total | 4,518.02 km2 (1,744.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 146,424 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 68700—68752 |
| Area code | +380 4846 |
| Website | http://bolgrad-rda.odessa.gov.ua |
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Odessa Oblast was reduced to seven, and the area of Bolhrad Raion was significantly expanded. [2][3] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 66,666 (2020 est.)[4]
References
- "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- "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.
- "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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