Voranava District (Belarusian: Воранаўскі раён; Russian: Вороновский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is the urban-type settlement of Voranava.[1]
Voranava District
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| Coordinates: 54°09′N 25°19′E / 54.150°N 25.317°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Grodno Region |
| Administrative center | Voranava |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,418.39 km2 (547.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 21,799 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Demographics edit
Ethnic composition:[citation needed]
- Poles - 80.8%
- Belarusians - 13%
- Lithuanians and others comprise the rest.
Notable residents edit
- Ludwik Narbutt (1832, Šaǔry - 1863), military commander during the January Uprising who led a large unit of insurgents in the region of the town of Lida[2]
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.
- ^ Паўстанне 1863 г. на Лідчыне (the 1863 Uprising in the Lida area) (in Belarusian)
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