Plavni (; ) is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in
Reni Raion in the southern
Ukrainian oblast
An oblast ( or ) is a type of administrative division in Bulgaria and several post-Soviet states, including Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. Historically, it was used in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. The term ''oblast'' is often translated i ...
of
Odesa
Odesa, also spelled Odessa, is the third most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern ...
. It belongs to
Reni urban hromada
Reni urban hromada () is a hromada (municipality) in Ukraine, in Izmail Raion of Odesa Oblast. The administrative center is the city of Reni. Population:
Until 18 July 2020, the hromada belonged to Reni Raion. The raion was abolished in July 20 ...
, one of the
hromada
In Ukraine, a hromada () is the main type of municipality and the third level Administrative divisions of Ukraine, local self-government in Ukraine. The current hromadas were established by the Cabinet of ministers of Ukraine, Government of Uk ...
s of Ukraine.
Plavni is situated on the western bank of
Lake Yalpuh
Yalpuh () is a freshwater lake located in the southern Ukraine, Ukrainian oblast of Odesa Oblast, Odesa. The largest natural lake in Ukraine, it covers an area of 149 km², has an average depth of about two metres, a maximum depth of 5.5 met ...
.
Until 18 July 2020, Plavni belonged to
Reni Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of
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 c ...
s of Odesa Oblast to seven. The area of Reni Raion was merged into Izmail Raion. In 2001, there were 2,039 inhabitants, of which 38 were Ukrainian speakers (1.86%), 1,900 Romanian speakers (93.18%), 23 Bulgarian speakers (1.13%), 47 Russian speakers (2.31%) and 18 Gagauz speakers (0.88%).
[The Ukrainian census of 2001, language data by localities, at https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/]
References
Villages in Izmail Raion
Populated places in Reni urban hromada
Romanian communities in Ukraine
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