Kobryn District

Kobryn District
Кобрынскі раён (Belarusian)
Кобринский район (Russian)
District
Flag of Kobryn District
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Coat of arms of Kobryn District
Coat of arms
Location of Kobryn District
Coordinates: 52°12′46″N 24°22′18″E / 52.21278°N 24.37167°E / 52.21278; 24.37167
CountryBelarus
RegionBrest Region
EstablishedJanuary 15, 1940
Administrative centerKobryn
Area
 • District2,039 km2 (787 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • District81,672
 • Urban
52,635
 • Rural
29,037
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Websitekobrin.brest-region.by

Kobryn District (Belarusian: Кобрынскі раён; Russian: Кобринский район) is a district (raion) of Brest Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Kobryn.[1] There are 162 settlements in the district, of which one is urban and 161 are rural. Rural settlements are part of 11 selsoviets. As of 2024, the district has a population of 81,672.[1]

Demographics

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According to the 2009 Belarusian census, the district had a population of 88,037 people,[2] of which 51,166 people lived in Kobryn, and the remaining 36,871 in rural areas. 87.9% are of Belarusian, 6.1% Russian, 4.5% Ukrainian and 0.6% Polish ethnicity. 51.2% speak Russian and 43.1% Belarusian as their native language. In 2023, it had a population of 82,198.[3]

Tourism

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Among the attractions of the area 15 archeological monuments, 26 architectural monuments, 3 historical monument, the park is named after Suvorov.

Among the monuments in the local account, there are: 12 archeological sites; 9 ancient tombs and boulders; 35 monuments of the cult-building; 9 estates; 3 historical monument and a memorial plaque dedicated to the War of 1812; 9 historical monuments from the First World War and the Russo-Polish War (6 military cemeteries from World War I); 5 historical times Kobrinschiny part II of Poland; 93 monuments of the Second World War; 14 monuments of the famous countrymen and government leaders. Also near the village tract in Lyahchitsy Kniazha Mountain is the tomb, which is buried in the national tradition Saint Olga.

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 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ Результаты переписи 2009 года Archived 2012-05-23 at archive.today // Национальный статистический комитет Республики Беларусь.
  3. ^ "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 13 August 2023.
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