Artsyz Raion

Artsyz Raion (Ukrainian: Арцизький район) was a raion (district) in Odesa Oblast of Ukraine. It was part of the historical region of Bessarabia. Its administrative center was the city of Artsyz. 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 Artsyz Raion was merged into Bolhrad Raion.^[1][2] According to the 2001 census, its population was composed of speakers of Russian (42.79%), Bulgarian (33.98%), Ukrainian (18.24%), Romanian (3.08%) and Gagauz (0.83%).^[3][4] The last estimate of the raion population was 45,774 (2020 est.).^[5]

Artsyzskyi Raion Арцизький район
Raion
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Coordinates: 45°55′N 29°16′E
Country	Ukraine
Region	Odesa Oblast
Established	1967
Disestablished	18 July 2020
Admin. center	Artsyz
Subdivisions	List   1 — city councils   0 — settlement councils 17 — rural councils Number of localities:   1 — cities   0 — urban-type settlements 25 — villages   1 — rural settlements
Government
• Governor	Oleksandr Malev
Area
• Total	1,379 km2 (532 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	43,774
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal index	68400—68454
Area code	+380 4845

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of three hromadas:^[6]

• Artsyz urban hromada with the administration in Artsyz;
• Pavlivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Pavlivka;
• Teplytsia rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Teplytsia.