Izmail Raion

Izmailskyi Raion
Ізмаїльський район
Raion
Flag of Izmailskyi Raion
Flag
Coat of arms of Izmailskyi Raion
Coat of arms
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
Government
  Governor Sergiy Pavluhin
Area
  Total 1,254 km2 (484 sq mi)
Population (2013)
  Total Decrease 51,685
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
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.

  1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
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