Bilyayivka Raion

Bilyayivka Raion (Ukrainian: Біляївський район) was a raion (district) in Odessa Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the city of Bilyayivka, which had a status of the city of oblast significance and did not belong to the raion. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odessa Oblast to seven. [1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 81,171(2020 est.)[3]

Bilyayivka Raion

Біляївський район
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Coordinates: 46°32′N 30°15′E
Country Ukraine
RegionOdessa Oblast
Established1923
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerBilyayivka
Subdivisions
Government
  GovernorArsen Zhumadilov
Area
  Total1,496 km2 (578 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total 81,171
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal index
67600—67672
Area code+380 4852
Websitehttp://bilyaivka-rda.odessa.gov.ua/

Until 2016, the city of Bilyayivka was part of Bilyayivka Raion. On 28 January 2016, Bilyayivka was designated the city of oblast significance, though it remained the center of the raion.[4]

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