Bolhrad Raion Explained
| Bolhradskyi Raion |
| Native Name: | Болградський район |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Settlement Type: | Raion |
| Flag Alt: | Flag of Bolhrad Raion |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms of Bolhrad Raion |
| Image Map1: | Bolhrad Raion Map 2020.tif |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Coordinates: | 45.7667°N 76°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
| Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
| Parts: | 10 hromadas |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1940 |
| Seat Type: | Admin. center |
| Seat: | Bolhrad |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Myhaylo Sadakliev |
| Leader Title1: | Chairman |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | - since July 2020 |
| Area Total Km2: | 4,518.02 |
| Population Total: | 144377 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | EET |
| Utc Offset1: | +02:00 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +03:00 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal index |
| Postal Code: | 68700—68752 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | +380 4846 |
| Website: | https://bolgrad-rda.od.gov.ua/ |
Bolhrad Raion (Ukrainian: Болградський район; Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Raionul Bolgrad) is a raion (district) in Odesa Oblast of Ukraine. It is part of the historical region of Bessarabia. Its administrative center is the town of Bolhrad. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Odesa Oblast was reduced to seven and the area of Bolhrad Raion was significantly expanded. Two abolished raions, Artsyz and Tarutyne Raions, were merged into Bolhrad Raion.[1] [2] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was
Administrative division
Current
After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 10 hromadas:[2]
- Artsyz urban hromada with the administration in the city of Artsyz, transferred from Artsyz Raion;[3]
- Bolhrad urban hromada with the administration in the city of Bolhrad, retained from Bolhrad Raion;
- Borodino settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of Borodino, transferred from Tarutyne Raion;[4]
- Horodnie rural hromada with the administration in the village of Horodnie, retained from Bolhrad Raion;
- Krynychne rural hromada with the administration in the village of Krynychne, retained from Bolhrad Raion;
- Kubei rural hromada with the administration in the village of Kubei, retained from Bolhrad Raion;
- Pavlivka rural hromada with the administration in the village of Pavlivka, transferred from Artsyz Raion;[3]
- Tarutyne settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of Tarutyne, transferred from Tarutyne Raion;[4]
- Teplytsia rural hromada with the administration in the village of Teplytsia, transferred from Artsyz Raion;[3]
- Vasylivka rural hromada with the administration in the village of Vasylivka, retained from Bolhrad Raion.
Before 2020
Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of five hromadas,[5]
- Bolhrad urban hromada with the administration in Bolhrad;
- Horodnie rural hromada with the administration in Horodnie;
- Krynychne rural hromada with the administration in Krynychne;
- Kubei rural hromada with the administration in Kubei;
- Vasylivka rural hromada with the administration in Vasylivka.
Notes and References
- News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
- Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.
- Web site: Арцизька районна рада (состав до 2020 г.) . Портал об'єднаних громад України . Russian.
- Web site: Тарутинська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.) . Портал об'єднаних громад України . Russian.
- Web site: Болградська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.) . Портал об'єднаних громад України . Russian.
