Lida District (Belarusian: Лідскі раён; Russian: Лидский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. The administrative center is Lida.[1]
Lida District
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| Coordinates: 53°53′14″N 25°18′10″E / 53.88722°N 25.30278°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Grodno Region |
| Administrative center | Lida |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,566.74 km2 (604.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 133,459 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Notable residents edit
- Vitold Ashurak (1970, Aharodniki village – 2021), Belarusian activist and political prisoner who died in custody[2]
- Kyprian Kandratovich (1859, Zinovičy village – 1932), military officer, commander of the armed forces of the short-lived Belarusian Democratic Republic[3]
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 5 August 2023.
- ^ ‘Persecuted, jailed, destroyed’: Belarus seeks to stifle dissent
- ^ Kyprian Kandratovič(in Belarusian)
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