Izmail Raion

Izmailskyi Raion Ізмаїльський район
Raion
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Coordinates: 45°28′59″N 28°55′43″E / 45.48306°N 28.92861°E / 45.48306; 28.92861Coordinates: 45°28′59″N 28°55′43″E / 45.48306°N 28.92861°E / 45.48306; 28.92861
Country	Ukraine
Region	Odessa Oblast
Established	1959
Admin. center	Izmail
Subdivisions	List    — city councils   1 — settlement councils 18 — rural councils Number of localities:    — cities   1 — urban-type settlements 22 — villages   0 — rural settlements
Government
• Governor	Sergiy Pavluhin
Area
• Total	1,254 km2 (484 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	51,685
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal index	68640—68681
Area code	+380
Website	http://izmail-rda.odessa.gov.ua

Izmailsky Raion (Ukrainian: Ізмаїльський район Izmayil's'kyi rayon; Russian: Измаильский район Izmail'skii raion; Romanian: Raionul Ismail) is a raion (administrative division) in Odessa Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. Its administrative center is the town of Izmail which is incorporated separately as a city of oblast significance and does not belong to the raion. It is in the historical region of Budjak in southern Bessarabia. Population: 51,685 (2015 est.)^[1]

In the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the raion had a multi-ethnic population of 54,692. 29% were Ukrainians, 28% Moldovans, 26% Bessarabian Bulgarians and 16% Russians.

External links

• (in Ukrainian) Izmailsky Raion
• (in Ukrainian) Izmailsky Raion