Izmail Raion

Izmailskyi Raion
Ізмаїльський район
Raion
Flag of Izmailskyi Raion
Flag
Coat of arms of Izmailskyi Raion
Coat of arms
Country  Ukraine
Region Odessa Oblast
Established 1959
Admin. center Izmail
Subdivisions
Government
  Governor Sergiy Pavluhin
Area
  Total 1,254 km2 (484 sq mi)
Population (2013)
  Total Increase 51,950
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal index 68640—68681
Area code +380
Website http://izmail-rda.odessa.gov.ua

Izmailsky Raion (Ukrainian: Ізмаїльський район Izmayil's'kyi rayon; Russian: Измаильский район Izmail'skii raion; Romanian: Raionul Ismail) 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 Izmail.

In the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the raion had a multi-ethnic population of 54,692. 29% were Ukrainians, 28% Moldovans, 26% Bessarabian Bulgarians and 16% Russians.

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