Reni Raion

Reniyskyi Raion
Reniyskyi Raion; Ренійський район; Raionul Reni
	Raion
; Flag	; Coat of arms
Country	Ukraine
Region	Odessa Oblast
Established	1969
Admin. center	Reni
Subdivisions	List 1 — city councils; 0 — settlement councils; 7 — rural councils; ; ; Number of localities:; 1 — cities; 0 — urban-type settlements; 7 — villages; 0 — rural settlements;
Government
• Governor	Oleksandr Soshenko
Area
• Total	861 km2 (332 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	37,805
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal index	68800—68831
Area code	+380 4840
Website	http://reni-rda.odessa.gov.ua

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.