Reni Raion

Reniyskyi Raion Ренійський район Raionul Reni
Raion
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Coordinates: 45°24′13″N 28°29′40″E / 45.40361°N 28.49444°E / 45.40361; 28.49444Coordinates: 45°24′13″N 28°29′40″E / 45.40361°N 28.49444°E / 45.40361; 28.49444
Country	Ukraine
Region	Odessa Oblast
Established	1969
Admin. center	Reni
Subdivisions	List   1 — city councils   0 — settlement councils 7 — rural councils Number of localities:   1 — cities   0 — urban-type settlements 7 — villages   0 — rural settlements
Government
• Governor	Oleksandr Soshenko
Area
• Total	861 km2 (332 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	37,461
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal index	68800—68831
Area code	+380 4840
Website	http://reni-rda.odessa.gov.ua

Reni Raion (Ukrainian: Ренійський район; Romanian: Raionul Reni) is a raion (district) in Odessa Oblast in south-western Ukraine, in the historic Budjak region. Its administrative center is the city of Reni. Population: 37,461 (2015 est.) In 2001, population was 40,680.

The raion is predominantly Moldavian and the Ukrainian language is rare. According to the 2001 Ukrainian census the population was 49% Moldovan, 18% Ukrainian, 15% Russian, 8.5% Bulgarian and 8% Gagauz. Most of villages (five) are Romanophone while there is one village of Gagauz and another of Bulgarians. The city of Reni is mostly Russophone although 50% of its residents are Moldavians.

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