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Byerastavitsa District

Coordinates: 53°11′44″N 24°01′15″E / 53.19556°N 24.02083°E / 53.19556; 24.02083
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Byerastavitsa District
Бераставіцкі раён (Belarusian)
Берестовицкий район (Russian)
District
Flag of Byerastavitsa District
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Coat of arms of Byerastavitsa District
Coat of arms
Location of Byerastavitsa District
CountryBelarus
RegionGrodno Region
Administrative centerVyalikaya Byerastavitsa
Area
 • Total
743.58 km2 (287.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total
14,655
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Byerastavitsa District (Template:Lang-ru; Template:Lang-ru) is district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa.

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.[2]

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Berestovitsa District (Belarus)". Archived from the original on 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  3. ^ "ANDRZEJ POCZOBUT journalist, Polish minority activist". Retrieved 20 May 2022.

53°11′44″N 24°01′15″E / 53.19556°N 24.02083°E / 53.19556; 24.02083


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