Ovidiopol Raion

Ovidiopolskyi Raion
Овідіопольський район
Raion
Flag of Ovidiopolskyi Raion
Flag
Coat of arms of Ovidiopolskyi Raion
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 46°16′45″N 30°30′41″E / 46.27917°N 30.51139°E / 46.27917; 30.51139Coordinates: 46°16′45″N 30°30′41″E / 46.27917°N 30.51139°E / 46.27917; 30.51139
Country  Ukraine
Region Odessa Oblast
Established 1924
Admin. center Ovidiopol
Subdivisions
Government
  Governor Myhaylo Zhidkov
Area
  Total 815 km2 (315 sq mi)
Population (2015)
  Total Increase 77,278
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal index 67800—67851
Area code +380 4851
Website http://ovidiopol-rda.odessa.gov.ua

Ovidiopol Raion (Ukrainian: Овідіопольський район) is a raion (district) in Odessa Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is the urban-type settlement of Ovidiopol. Population: 77,278(2015 est.)[1] The population of the district was 60,308 in 2001. According to the 2001 Ukrainian census the population was 79% Ukrainian, 15% Russian, 2% Moldovan, 1% Bulgarian, and 1% Belarusian.[2]

The shore of the Black Sea forms the southeastern edge of the district and the shore of the Dniester Liman forms the southwestern edge.

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