Odesa Raion () or Odessa Raion () is a raion (district) of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. It was created on 17 July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. Biliaivka Raion, Biliaivka and Illichivsk municipalities, parts of Lyman and Ovidiopol Raion raions, as well as the cities of Odesa, Teplodar, and Yuzhne were merged into Odesa Raion.
Administrative division
At the time of establishment, the raion consisted of 22
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Avanhard settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of Avanhard, transferred from Ovidiopol Raion;
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Biliaivka urban hromada with the administration in the city of Biliaivka, transferred from Biliaivka Municipality;
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Chornomorsk urban hromada with the administration in the city of Chornomorsk, transferred from Illichivsk Municipality;
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Chornomorske settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of Chornomorske, transferred from Lyman Raion;
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Dalnyk rural hromada with the administration in the village of Dalnyk, transferred from Ovidiopol Raion;
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Dachne rural hromada with the administration in the village of Dachne, transferred from Biliaivka Raion;
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Dobroslav settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of Dobroslav, transferred from Lyman Raion;
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Fontanka rural hromada with the administration in the village of Fontanka, transferred from Lyman Raion;
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Krasnosilka rural hromada with the administration in the village of Krasnosilka, transferred from Lyman Raion;
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Maiaky rural hromada with the administration in the village of Maiaky, transferred from Biliaivka Raion;
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Nerubaiske rural hromada with the administration in the village of Nerubaiske, transferred from Biliaivka Raion;
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Odesa urban hromada with the administration in the city of Odesa, transferred from the city of oblast significance of Odesa;
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Ovidiopol settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of Ovidiopol, transferred from Ovidiopol Raion;
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Tairove settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of Tairove, transferred from Ovidiopol Raion;
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Teplodar urban hromada with the administration in the city of Teplodar, transferred from the city of oblast significance of Teplodar;
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Usatove rural hromada with the administration in the village of Usatove, transferred from Biliaivka Raion;
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Velykodolynske settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of Velykodolynske, transferred from Ovidiopol Raion;
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Velykyi Dalnyk rural hromada with the administration in the village of Velykyi Dalnyk, transferred from Biliaivka Raion;
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Vyhoda rural hromada with the administration in the village of Vyhoda, transferred from Biliaivka Raion;
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Vyzyrka rural hromada with the administration in the village of Vyzyrka, transferred from Lyman Raion;
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Yasky rural hromada with the administration in the village of Yasky, transferred from Biliaivka Raion;
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Yuzhne urban hromada with the administration in the city of Pivdenne, transferred from Lyman Raion and the city of oblast significance of Yuzhne.
Geography
Odessa district is located in the center of
Odesa Oblast. The district borders on
Mykolaiv Oblast of Ukraine and on
Moldova. The district has access to the
Black Sea The territory of the district is part of the Black Sea lowland. The surface is a plain, dissected by ravines and gullies.
[Верменич Я.В. ОДЕСЬКА ОБЛАСТЬ // Енциклопедія історії України: Т. 7: Мі-О / Редкол.: В. А. Смолій (голова) та ін. НАН України. Інститут історії України. - К.: В-во "Наукова думка", 2010. - 728 с.: іл..][Національний атлас України, с. 42 Retrieved 2025-06-29]
The climate of the district is temperate continental with dry periods, but there is a softening of the climate due to the proximity to the Black Sea. According to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification, the climate of the Odesa Raion is humid continental with hot summers (Dfa).[Прокоф’єв O. M., & Гончарова, Л. Д. . (2021). СТАТИСТИЧНІ ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКИ ДОБОВИХ СУМ АТМОСФЕРНИХ ОПАДІВ НА ТЕРИТОРІЇ ОДЕСЬКОЇ ОБЛАСТІ В УМОВАХ ГЛОБАЛЬНИХ ЗМІН КЛІМАТУ. Вісник Одеського національного університету. Географічні та геологічні науки, 26(1(38), 67–80.]
Within the district there are the Dniester Estuary, Khadzhibey and Tylihul Estuary estuaries.
The area grows vegetables, grapes, and has developed livestock and poultry farming.
The largest city in the region, Odesa, is a sea trading port, cultural, tourist, trade, and transport center of Ukraine. Railway and road routes have been laid to Odessa from Kyiv, Lviv, and Dnipro. Highways E95 and E58 pass through the region.[Постанова Кабінету Міністрів України від 30 січня 2019 року № 55 «Про затвердження переліку автомобільних доріг загального користування державного значення» Retrieved 2025-06-22]
Notes
Sources
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Національний атлас України/НАН України, Інститут географії, Державна служба геодезії, картографії та кадастру; голов. ред. Л. Г. Руденко; голова ред. кол.Б.Є. Патон. — К.: ДНВП «Картографія», 2007. — 435 с. — 5 тис.прим. — ISBN 978-966-475-067-4.
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Географічна енциклопедія України : у / редкол.: О. М. Маринич (відповід. ред.) та ін. — К., 1989—1993. — 33 000 екз. — ISBN 5-88500-015-8.
