Stolin District (Belarusian: Столінскі раён, romanized: Stolinski rajon; Russian: Столинский район, romanized: Stolinsky rayon) is district (raion) in Brest Region, Belarus. Its administrative center is in the city of Stolin.[3] As of the 1999 Belarusian census, the district had a population of 89,000 people, of which 26,300 people lived in urban areas. As of 2023, it has a population of 69,462.[3]
Stolin District
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| Coordinates: 51°54′01″N 26°51′22″E / 51.90028°N 26.85611°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Brest Region |
| Administrative center | Stolin |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Grigory Vasilevich Protosovitsky[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,342.06 km2 (1,290.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[3] | |
| • Urban | 25,041 |
| • Rural | 44,421 |
| • Total | 69,462 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Belarusian | 97.28% |
| • Russian | 1.15% |
| • Other | 1.57% |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Area code | 1655 |
| Cities | 2 |
| Rural councils | 19 |
| Settlements | 97 |
| Website | Official website |
History edit
It was established on January 15, 1940.
Geography edit
The district covers 3,342 square kilometres (1,290 sq mi) and borders the country of Ukraine to its south.
Demographics edit
At the time of the 2009 Belarusian census, the district had a population of 80,695. Of these, 97.3% were of Belarusian, 1.2% Russian and 0.9% Ukrainian ethnicity. 83.2% spoke Belarusian and 14.7% Russian as their native language.
Administrative divisions edit
The district is subdivided into two cities and 19 village councils, which administer a total of 97 settlements (1 urban and 96 rural).[5] The two cities are Stolin, the administrative center of the district, and Davyd-Haradok. There is one urban-class village, Rechytsa, which is classified as a worker settlement.
| Name | Belarusian | Russian | Status | Settlements |
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| Stolin | Столін | Столин | city of rayon sub-ordinance | |
| Davyd-Haradok | Давыд-Гарадок | Давид-Городок | city of rayon sub-ordinance | |
| Byelavusha | Белавушскі сельсавет | Белоушский сельский Совет | village council | 2 |
| Byerazhnoye | Беражноўскі сельсавет | Бережновский сельский Совет | village council | 6 |
| Vyalikaye Malyeshava | Велікамалешаўскі сельсавет | Большемалешевский сельский Совет | village council | 5 |
| Vyelyamichy | Веляміцкі сельсавет | Велемичский сельский Совет | village council | 4 |
| Vidziborats | Відзіборскі сельсавет | Видиборский сельский Совет | village council | 11 |
| Hlinka | Глінкаўскі сельсавет | Глинковский сельский Совет | village council | 5 |
| Haradnaya | Гараднянскі сельсавет | Городнянский сельский Совет | village council | 7 |
| Lyadzyets | Лядзецкі сельсавет | Лядецкий сельский Совет | village council | 4 |
| Man'kavitsy | Манькавіцкі сельсавет | Маньковичский сельский Совет | village council | 2 |
| Al'shany | Альшанскі сельсавет | Ольшанский сельский Совет | village council | 3 |
| Plotnitsa | Плотніцкі сельсавет | Плотницкий сельский Совет | village council | 5 |
| Radchytsk | Радчыцкі сельсавет | Радчицкий сельский Совет | village council | 5 |
| Ramyel' | Рамельскі сельсавет | Ремельский сельский Совет | village council | 4 |
| Rubyel' | Рубельскі сельсавет | Рубельский сельский Совет | village council | 2 |
| Rukhcha | Рухчанскі сельсавет | Рухчанский сельский Совет | village council | 6 |
| Struga | Стружскі сельсавет | Стружский сельский Совет | village council | 11 |
| Fyodory | Фядорскі сельсавет | Федорский сельский Совет | village council | 2 |
| Kharomsk | Харомскі сельсавет | Хоромский сельский Совет | village council | 5 |
| Rechytsa | Рэчыцкі сельсавет | Речицкий сельский Совет | village council | 8 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 99,121 | — |
| 1970 | 102,184 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 98,905 | −3.2% |
| 1989 | 91,291 | −7.7% |
| 1999 | 89,026 | −2.5% |
| 2009[4] | 80,695 | −9.4% |
| 2017[6] | 73,331 | −9.1% |
Notable people edit
- Helena Skirmunt, painter and sculptor
- Nadzeya Ostapchuk, athlete
References edit
- ^ "Head of Stolin District Executive Committee". www.stolin.brest-region.gov.by (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-01-19.
- ^ State Property Committee of the Republic of Belarus (1 Jan 2011). "State Land Cadastre of the Republic of Belarus". www.gki.gov.by (in Russian).
- ^ a b c "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 13 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Final census data of the population of the Republic of Belarus in 2009". census.belstat.gov.by. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- ^ "STATEKARTGEOCENTER". www.maps.by. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- ^ "Population as of 1 January 2017 and the average annual population in 2016 in the Republic of Belarus by regions, districts, cities, and townships". www.belstat.gov.by (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-01-16.
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