Reni Raion

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Location of Reni Raion in Odessa Oblast

The Reni Raion (Ukrainian: Ренійський район; Romanian: Raionul Reni) is in south-western Ukraine, in the historic Budjak region. Its administrative center is the city of Reni. The population of the district was 40,680 in 2001.

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.[1] 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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