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{{Short description|District of Grodno Region, Belarus}}
{{Infobox settlement}}[[File:Harodnia province, Bierastavica district.svg|thumb|right|200px|]]
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'''Byerastavitsa raion''' is an [[local government|administrative]] subdivision, a [[raion]] of [[Grodno Region]], in [[Belarus]].
|official_name = Byerastavitsa District
|native_name = {{native name|be|Бераставіцкі раён}}<br />{{native name|ru|Берестовицкий район}}
|image_flag = BIA Brzostowica Wielka flag.gif
|flag_size = 150
|image_shield = BIA Brzostowica Wielka COA.jpg
|shield_size = 75
|image_map = Belarus, Hrodzienskaja voblasć, Bierastavicki rajon.png
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|coordinates = {{coord|53|11|44|N|24|01|15|E|type:adm2nd_source:kolossus-itwiki|display=title, inline}}
|settlement_type = [[Districts of Belarus|District]]
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = [[Belarus]]
|subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Belarus|Region]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Grodno Region]]
|seat_type = Administrative center
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|seat = [[Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa]]
|area_total_km2 = 743.58
|population_as_of = 2024
|population_footnotes = <ref name="pop">{{cite web|url=https://www.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/solialnaya-sfera/naselenie-i-migratsiya/naselenie/statisticheskie-izdaniya/index_89355/|title=Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402055418/https://www.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/solialnaya-sfera/naselenie-i-migratsiya/naselenie/statisticheskie-izdaniya/index_89355/|archive-date=2 April 2024|website=belsat.gov.by|access-date=13 May 2024}}</ref>
|population_total = 14,445
|population_urban = 5,728
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'''Byerastavitsa District''' or '''Bierastavica District'''<ref>Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)</ref> ({{langx|be|Бераставіцкі раён}}; {{langx|ru|Берестовицкий район}}) is a [[districts of Belarus|district]] ([[raion]]) of [[Grodno Region]] in [[Belarus]]. Its administrative center is [[Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa]].<ref name="pop"/> As of 2024, it has a population of 14,445.<ref name="pop"/>


==History==
The Byerastavitsa raion was founded from [[Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union]] on January 15, 1940, as the [[Krynki Raion]]; in 1944, it was renamed to current name.<ref>http://www.belarus.by/en/belarus/territory/grodno/berestovitsar/</ref>
The district was founded from [[Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union]] on January 15, 1940, as [[Krynki Raion]]; in 1944, it was renamed to the current name.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.belarus.by/en/belarus/territory/grodno/berestovitsar/ |title=Berestovitsa District (Belarus) |access-date=2008-10-12 |archive-date=2009-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204114911/http://www.belarus.by/en/belarus/territory/grodno/berestovitsar/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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Its capital city is [[Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa]].

== Notable residents ==
* [[Andrzej Poczobut]] (born 1973, [[Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa]]), Belarusian and Polish journalist and activist, political prisoner<ref>{{cite web |title=ANDRZEJ POCZOBUT journalist, Polish minority activist |url=https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/andrei-paczobut |access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref>


==References==
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{{Hrodna Voblast}}
{{Grodno Region}}
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[[Category:Districts of Grodno Region]]

Latest revision as of 12:39, 28 October 2024

Byerastavitsa District
Бераставіцкі раён (Belarusian)
Берестовицкий район (Russian)
District
Flag of Byerastavitsa District
Flag
Coat of arms of Byerastavitsa District
Coat of arms
Location of Byerastavitsa District
Coordinates: 53°11′44″N 24°01′15″E / 53.19556°N 24.02083°E / 53.19556; 24.02083
CountryBelarus
RegionGrodno Region
Administrative centerVyalikaya Byerastavitsa
Area
 • District
743.58 km2 (287.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • District
14,445
 • Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
 • Urban
5,728
 • Rural
8,717
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Byerastavitsa District or Bierastavica District[2] (Belarusian: Бераставіцкі раён; Russian: Берестовицкий район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 14,445.[1]

History

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The district was founded from Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union on January 15, 1940, as Krynki Raion; in 1944, it was renamed to the current name.[3]

Notable residents

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  2. ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  3. ^ "Berestovitsa District (Belarus)". Archived from the original on 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  4. ^ "ANDRZEJ POCZOBUT journalist, Polish minority activist". Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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