Izmail Raion

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]

Izmailskyi Raion

Ізмаїльський район
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Coordinates: 45°28′59″N 28°55′43″E
Country Ukraine
RegionOdessa Oblast
Established1959
Admin. centerIzmail
Subdivisions
Government
  GovernorSergiy Pavluhin
Area
  Total1,254 km2 (484 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
  Total 51,685
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
68640—68681
Area code+380
Websitehttp://izmail-rda.odessa.gov.ua

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.


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