Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion
Білгород-Дністровський район | |
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| Coordinates: 46°10′N 30°10′E / 46.167°N 30.167°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Odesa Oblast |
| Established | 1957 |
| Admin. center | Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi |
| Subdivisions | 16 hromadas |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Vasyl Chornolutskiy |
| Area - since July 2020 | |
• Total | 5,154.98 km2 (1,990.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 196,618 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 67720—67798 |
| Area code | +380 4849 |
| Website | https://bd-rda.od.gov.ua/ |
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion (Ukrainian: Білгород-Дністровський район; Romanian: Raionul Cetatea Albă) 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 Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi. Population: 196,618 (2022 estimate).
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 Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion was significantly expanded. Two abolished raions, Sarata and Tatarbunary Raions, as well as Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Municipality and part of Ovidiopol Raion, were merged into Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 59,349 (2020 est.).