Ovidiopol Raion

Ovidiopol Raion (Ukrainian: Овідіопольський район) was a raion (district) in Odessa Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Ovidiopol. 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. The area of Ovidiopol Raion was merged into Odessa Raion.[1][2][3] The last estimate of the raion population was 77,278(2015 est.)[4]

Ovidiopol Raion

Овідіопольський район

Ovidiopolskyi Raion
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Coordinates: 46°16′45″N 30°30′41″E
CountryUkraine
Former RaionOdessa Oblast
Founded1924
Abolished, merged18 July 2020 (into Odessa Raion)
Admin. centerOvidiopol
Population
 (2015)
  Total 77,278
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
67800—67851
Area code+380 4851
Websitehttp://ovidiopol-rda.odessa.gov.ua

The population of the district was 60,308 in 2001. According to the 2001 Ukrainian census the population was 79% Ukrainian, 15% Russian, 2% Moldovan, 1% Bulgarian, and 1% Belarusian.[5]

The shore of the Black Sea formed the southeastern edge of the district and the shore of the Dniester Estuary formed the southwestern edge.

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