| Tarutynskyi Raion | |
| Native Name: | Тарутинський район |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Settlement Type: | Raion |
| Flag Alt: | Flag of Tarutynskyi Raion |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms of Tarutynskyi Raion |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Coordinates: | 46.2681°N 29.2139°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
| Parts Style: | coll |
| P1: | 0 — city councils |
| P2: | 4 — settlement councils |
| P3: | 23 — rural councils |
| P4: | Number of localities: 0 — cities |
| P5: | |
| P6: | 47 — villages |
| P7: | 0 — rural settlements |
| Established Title1: | Established |
| Established Date1: | 1957 |
| Established Title2: | Disestablished |
| Established Date2: | 18 July 2020 |
| Seat Type: | Admin. center |
| Seat: | Tarutyne |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Viktor Matchin |
| Leader Title1: | Chairman |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1874 |
| Population Total: | 40054 |
| 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: | 68500—68558 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | +380 4847 |
| Website: | http://tarutino-rda.odessa.gov.ua |
Tarutyne Raion (Ukrainian: Tarutyns'kyj rajon) was a raion (administrative division) in Odesa Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. It was in the historical region of Budjak in southern Bessarabia and its administrative seat was Tarutyne. 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 Tarutyne Raion was merged into Bolhrad Raion.[1] [2] The last estimate of the raion population was
In the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the raion had a multi-ethnic population of 45,169 of which 38% were Bessarabian Bulgarians, 25% Ukrainians, 17% Moldovans, 14% Russians, and 6% Gagauz people.[3] [4] According to the 2001 census, the population was composed of speakers of Russian (32.93%), Bulgarian (31.67%), Ukrainian (18.79%), Romanian (12.69%) and Gagauz (3.3%).[5] The area was formerly home to a number of Bessarabia Germans, which could have once made up a majority in the surrounding areas.
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of two hromadas:[6]
There were several protected areas located in Tarutyne Raion: