Sarata Raion
{{short description|Former subdivision of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Saratskyi Raion
| native_name = Саратський район
| native_name_lang = uk
| settlement_type = Raion
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| image_flag = Saratskyi rayon prapor.png
| flag_alt = Flag of Saratskyi Raion
| image_shield = Coat of Arms of Saratskiy Raion in Odesa Oblast.png
| shield_alt = Coat of arms of Saratskyi Raion
| image_map = Saratskyi-Raion.png
| mapsize = 250px
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| coordinates = {{coord|46|8|10|N|29|43|46|E|type:adm2nd_region:UA|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{UKR}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Odesa Oblast
| parts_type = Subdivisions
| parts_style = coll
| p1 = 0 — city councils
| p2 = 1 — settlement councils
| p3 = 22 — rural councils
| p4 = Number of localities:
0 — cities
| p5 = {{nowrap|1 — urban-type settlements}}
| p6 = 37 — villages
| p7 = 0 — rural settlements
| established_title1 = Established
| established_date1 = 1965
| established_title2 = Disestablished
| established_date2 = 18 July 2020
| seat_type = Admin. center
| seat = Sarata
| government_footnotes =
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Governor
| leader_name = Anatoliy Korytnyi
| leader_title1 = Chairman
| leader_name1 =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 1475
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| population_footnotes =
| population_total = {{decrease}} 44171
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = EET
| utc_offset1 = +02:00
| timezone1_DST = EEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +03:00
| postal_code_type = Postal index
| postal_code = 68200—68271
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = +380 4848
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| website = http://sarata-rda.odessa.gov.ua
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Sarata Raion ({{langx|uk|Саратський район}}) was a raion (district) in Odesa Oblast of Ukraine. It was part of the historical region of Bessarabia. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Sarata. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odesa Oblast to seven. The area of Sarata Raion was merged into Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion.{{Cite news|title=Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.|url=http://www.golos.com.ua/article/333466|access-date=2020-10-03|date=2020-07-18|website=Голос України|language=uk}}{{cite web |title=Нові райони: карти + склад |url=https://www.minregion.gov.ua/press/news/novi-rajony-karty-sklad/ |publisher=Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України |language=Ukrainian}} The last estimate of the raion population was {{Ua-pop-est2020|44,171|.}} According to the 2001 census, the population was composed of speakers of Ukrainian (41.29%), Russian (21.42%), Bulgarian (19.13%) and Romanian (17.65%).{{cite web | url=https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/ | title=Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України }} Sarata raion, within its boundaries at that time, had in 2001 49,907 inhabitants, of which 43.92% were ethnic Ukrainians, 15.86% ethnic Russians, 18.91% Moldovans, 20.01% ethnic Bulgarians, 0.34% ethnic Gagauz and 0.04% Romanians.{{Cite web | title=Ethnic composition of Ukraine 2001 | url=http://pop-stat.mashke.org/ukraine-ethnic2001.htm | access-date=2025-01-16 | website=pop-stat.mashke.org}}
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of five hromadas:{{cite web |title=Саратська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.) |url=https://gromada.info/ru/region/Одесская-область/Саратский-район/ |publisher=Портал об'єднаних громад України |language=Russian}}
- Kulevcha rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Kulevcha;
- Petropavlivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Petropavlivka;
- Plakhtiivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Plakhtiivka;
- Sarata settlement hromada with the administration in Sarata;
- Uspenivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Uspenivka.