Krasnapollye District or Krasnapollie District[2] (Belarusian: Краснапольскі раён; Russian: Краснопольский район, romanizedKrasnopolsky rayon) is a district (raion) of Mogilev Region in Belarus. The administrative center is the urban-type settlement of Krasnapollye. As of 2009, its population was 11,176. The population of Krasnapollye accounts for 54.8% of the district's population.[3]

Krasnapollye District
Краснапольскі раён (Belarusian)
Краснопольский район (Russian)
Flag of Krasnapollye District
Coat of arms of Krasnapollye District
Location of Krasnapollye District
CountryBelarus
RegionMogilev Region
Administrative centerKrasnapollye
Area
 • Total1,223.04 km2 (472.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total8,942
 • Density7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Notable residents edit

  • Andrej Mryj (1893 – 1943), satirical writer, journalist, translator and a victim of Stalin's purges.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  3. ^ Численность населения областей и районов: Могилевская (PDF) (in Russian). Национальный статистический комитет Республики Беларусь. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 18, 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  4. ^ The names of freedom: Viera Cierliukievič(Імёны Свабоды: Вера Церлюкевіч)
  5. ^ Маракоў, Л[еанід] (2001). "Вядомы пад псэўданімам А.Мрый" [Known as A. Mryj]. Роднае слова (in Belarusian) (9): 97. ISSN 0234-1360.

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