Kotlovyna (until 1948: Bolboka; ; ; , formerly and ) is a
selo in
Izmail Raion of 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, 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.
Kotlovyna is situated on the western bank of
Lake Yalpuh. According to the
2001 Ukrainian census, 86.72% of the village population spoke
Gagauz.
In 2001 its population was recorded as 2,643.
Until 18 July 2020, Kotlovyna 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.
References
Villages in Izmail Raion
Populated places in Reni urban hromada
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