Tarutyne Raion

{{short description|Former subdivision of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine}}

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| name = Tarutynskyi Raion

| native_name = Тарутинський район

| native_name_lang = uk

| settlement_type = Raion

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| image_flag = Tarutyne Raion Flag.svg

| flag_alt = Flag of Tarutynskyi Raion

| image_shield = Tarutyne_Raion_CoA.svg

| shield_alt = Coat of arms of Tarutynskyi Raion

| image_map = Tarutynskyi-Raion.png

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| coordinates = {{coord|46|16|5|N|29|12|50|E|type:adm2nd_region:UA|display=inline,title}}

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{UKR}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Odesa Oblast}}

| parts_type = Subdivisions

| parts_style = coll

| p1 =   0 — city councils

| p2 =   4 — settlement councils

| p3 = 23 — rural councils

| p4 = Number of localities:
  0 — cities

| p5 =   {{nowrap|4 — urban-type settlements}}

| p6 = 47 — villages

| p7 =   0 — rural settlements

| established_title1 = Established

| established_date1 = 1957

| established_title2 = Disestablished

| established_date2 = 18 July 2020

| seat_type = Admin. center

| seat = Tarutyne

| government_footnotes =

| leader_party =

| leader_title = Governor

| leader_name = Viktor Matchin

| leader_title1 = Chairman

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| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 1874

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| population_footnotes =

| population_total = {{decrease}} 40054

| 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 = 68500—68558

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = +380 4847

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| website = http://tarutino-rda.odessa.gov.ua

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Tarutyne Raion ({{Langx|uk|Тарутинський район }} {{lang|uk-Latn|Tarutyns'kyj rajon}}) was a raion (administrative division) in Odesa Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. It was in the historical region of Budjak in southern Bessarabia and its administrative seat was Tarutyne. 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 Tarutyne Raion was merged into Bolhrad 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|40,054|.}}

In the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the raion had a multi-ethnic population of 45,169 of which 38% were Bessarabian Bulgarians, 25% Ukrainians, 17% Moldovans, 14% Russians, and 6% Gagauz people.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/general/nationality/Odesa/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090731133158/http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/general/nationality/Odesa|url-status=dead|title=2001 All Ukrainian population census results for Odesa Region|archivedate=July 31, 2009}}{{Cite web | url=http://pop-stat.mashke.org/ukraine-ethnic2001.htm | title=Область / Район | language=ru | trans-title=Region / District | website=pop-stat.mashke.org}} According to the 2001 census, the population was composed of speakers of Russian (32.93%), Bulgarian (31.67%), Ukrainian (18.79%), Romanian (12.69% ) and Gagauz (3.3%).{{cite web | url=https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/ | title=Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України }} The area was formerly home to a number of Bessarabia Germans, which could have once made up a majority in the surrounding areas.