Sarata Raion Explained

Saratskyi Raion
Native Name:Саратський район
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Raion
Flag Alt:Flag of Saratskyi Raion
Shield Alt:Coat of arms of Saratskyi Raion
Mapsize:250px
Coordinates:46.1361°N 29.7294°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Odesa Oblast
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:coll
P1:  0 — city councils
P2:  1 — settlement councils
P3:22 — rural councils

P4:Number of localities:
  0 — cities
P5:  
P6:37 — villages
P7:  0 — rural settlements
Established Title1:Established
Established Date1:1965
Established Title2:Disestablished
Established Date2:18 July 2020
Seat Type:Admin. center
Seat:Sarata
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Anatoliy Korytnyi
Leader Title1:Chairman
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1475
Population Total: 44171
Population As Of:2020
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:68200—68271
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 4848
Website:http://sarata-rda.odessa.gov.ua

Sarata Raion (Ukrainian: Саратський район) was a raion (district) in Odesa Oblast of Ukraine. It was part of the historical region of Bessarabia. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Sarata. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odesa Oblast to seven. The area of Sarata Raion was merged into Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion.[1] [2] The last estimate of the raion population was According to the 2001 census, the population was composed of speakers of Ukrainian (41.29%), Russian (21.42%), Bulgarian (19.13%) and Romanian (17.65%).[3] Sarata raion, within its boundaries at that time, had in 2001 49,907 inhabitants, of which 43.92% were ethnic Ukrainians, 15.86% ethnic Russians, 18.91% Moldovans, 20.01% ethnic Bulgarians, 0.34% ethnic Gagauz and 0.04% Romanians.[4]

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of five 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. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/ukraine-ethnic2001.htm
  5. Web site: Саратська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.) . Портал об'єднаних громад України . Russian.