Artsyz Raion ( uk, Арцизький район) was a
raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...
(district) in
Odesa Oblast
Odesa Oblast ( uk, Оде́ська о́бласть, translit=Odeska oblast), also referred to as Odeshchyna ( uk, Оде́щина) is an oblast (province) of southwestern Ukraine, located along the northern coast of the Black Sea. Its administ ...
of
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
. It was part of the historical region of
Bessarabia. Its administrative center was the city of
Artsyz
Artsyz (, ; bg, Арциз ''Artsiz''; ; or ''Arsız''; or ''Arzis'') is a city and the administrative center of Artsyz municipality, Bolhrad Raion in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. Population: In 2001, population was 16,370.
History
The city was ...
. 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
Bolhrad Raion ( uk, Болградський район; ro, Raionul Bolgrad) is a raion (district) in Odesa Oblast of Ukraine. It is part of the historical region of Bessarabia. Its administrative center is the town of Bolhrad. Population:
On ...
. The last estimate of the raion population was
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of three
hromadas:
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Artsyz urban hromada with the administration in Artsyz;
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Pavlivka rural hromada with the administration in the
selo of
Pavlivka;
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Teplytsia rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Teplytsia.
References
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Former raions of Odesa Oblast
Bulgarian communities in Ukraine
1967 establishments in the Soviet Union
Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform