Byerastavitsa District
Byerastavitsa District | |
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Coordinates: 53°11′44″N 24°01′15″E / 53.19556°N 24.02083°E | |
Country | Belarus |
Region | Grodno Region |
Administrative center | Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa |
Area | |
• District | 743.58 km2 (287.10 sq mi) |
Population (2024)[1] | |
• District | 14,445 |
• Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
• Urban | 5,728 |
• Rural | 8,717 |
Time zone | UTC+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
[edit]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
[edit]- Andrzej Poczobut (born 1973, Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa), Belarusian and Polish journalist and activist, political prisoner[4]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
- ^ "Berestovitsa District (Belarus)". Archived from the original on 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
- ^ "ANDRZEJ POCZOBUT journalist, Polish minority activist". Retrieved 20 May 2022.