Baranavichy District or Baranavičy District[2] (Belarusian: Баранавіцкі раён; Russian: Барановичский район) is a district (raion) of Brest Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Baranavichy, which is administratively separated from the district.[1]
Baranavichy District
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| Coordinates: 53°07′40″N 25°58′43″E / 53.12778°N 25.97861°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Brest Region |
| Administrative center | Baranavichy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,170.25 km2 (837.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 27,664 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Website | baranovichi |
Demographics edit
At the time of the 2009 Belarusian census, Baranavichy District had a population of 41,902. Of these, 86.9% were of Belarusian, 5.9% Polish, 5.2% Russian and 1.1% Ukrainian ethnicity. 81.6% spoke Belarusian and 16.6% Russian as their native language.
Notable residents edit
- Adam Mickiewicz (1798, Zavosse village – 1855), poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist and translator[3]
- Jan (Ivan) Sierada (1879, Zadzveja village — 1943), Belarusian statesman, writer, first president of the Belarusian Democratic Republic[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "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 10 August 2023.
- ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
- ^ "Adam Mickevič. 1798-1855 (Адам Міцкевіч. 1798-1855)(in Belarusian)". Archived from the original on 2005-03-12. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ Baranavichy Activists Revive Memory of Ivan Serada
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