Byerastavitsa District

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
 • Total743.58 km2 (287.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total14,655
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
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]

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

References

  1. ^ 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 5 August 2023.
  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.