Biliaivka Raion Explained

Biliaivka Raion
Native Name:Біляївський район
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Raion
Flag Alt:Flag of Biliaivka Raion
Shield Alt:Coat of arms of Biliaivka Raion
Mapsize:250px
Coordinates:46.5333°N 45°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Odesa Oblast
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:coll
P1:  1 — city councils
P2:  1 — settlement councils
P3:20 — rural councils
P4:Number of localities:
  1 — cities
P5:  
P6:42 — villages
P7:  6 — rural settlements
Established Title1:Established
Established Date1:1923
Established Title2:Disestablished
Established Date2:18 July 2020
Seat Type:Admin. center
Seat:Biliaivka
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Arsen Zhumadilov
Leader Title1:Chairman
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1496
Population Total: 81,171
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal index
Postal Code:67600—67672
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 4852
Website:http://bilyaivka-rda.odessa.gov.ua/

Biliaivka Raion (Ukrainian: Біляївський район) was a raion (district) in Odesa Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the city of Biliaivka, which had a status of the city of oblast significance and did not belong to the raion. The raion was abolished and its territory was merged into Odesa Raion on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odesa Oblast to seven. [1] [2] According to the 2001 census, the majority of the population of Bileaiivka district was Ukrainian -speaking (80.26%), with Russian (16.87%) and Romanian (1.26%) speakers in the minority.[3] The last estimate of the raion population was

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

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of seven hromadas:[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
  2. Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.
  3. https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/
  4. News: Беляевка официально стала городом областного значения . Dumskaya . 28 January 2016 . Russian.
  5. Web site: Біляївська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.) . Портал об'єднаних громад України . Russian.