Tarutyne Raion

Tarutynskyi Raion Тарутинський район
Raion
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Coordinates: 46°16′5″N 29°12′50″E / 46.26806°N 29.21389°E / 46.26806; 29.21389Coordinates: 46°16′5″N 29°12′50″E / 46.26806°N 29.21389°E / 46.26806; 29.21389
Country	Ukraine
Region	Odessa Oblast
Established	1957
Admin. center	Tarutyne
Subdivisions	List   0 — city councils   4 — settlement councils 23 — rural councils Number of localities:   0 — cities   4 — urban-type settlements 47 — villages   0 — rural settlements
Government
• Governor	Viktor Matchin
Area
• Total	1,874 km2 (724 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	41,670
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal index	68500—68558
Area code	+380 4847
Website	http://tarutino-rda.odessa.gov.ua

Tarutyne Raion (Ukrainian: Тарутинський район Tarutyns'kyj rajon) is a raion (administrative division) in Odessa Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. It is in the historical region of Budjak in southern Bessarabia and its administrative seat is Tarutyne. Population: 41,670 (2015 est.)

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. The area was formerly home to a number of Bessarabia Germans, which could have once made up a majority in the surrounding areas.

There are several protected areas located in Tarutynskyi Raion:

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