Luzhanka, Bolhrad Raion, Odesa Oblast Explained

Luzhanka
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Odesa Oblast#Ukraine
Coordinates:46.0442°N 29.1908°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Tarutyne settlement hromada
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1830
Leader Title:City Head
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:8.5
Population Total:423
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:68555
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380-4847

Luzhanka (Ukrainian: Лужанка; Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Catzbach) is a village located in Bolhrad Raion, Odesa Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. It is also located in the historical region of Budjak in southern Bessarabia. Luzhanka belongs to Tarutyne settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

History

Until 18 July 2020, Luzhanka belonged to Tarutyne Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odesa Oblast to seven. The area of Tarutyne Raion was merged into Bolhrad Raion.[2] [3]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Тарутинская громада . Портал об'єднаних громад України . ru.
  2. News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
  3. Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.