Dobrush District or Dobruš District[2] (Belarusian: Добрушскі раён, romanized: Dobrušski rajon; Russian: Добрушский район) is a district (raion) of Gomel Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Dobrush.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 34,735.[1]
Dobrush District
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| Coordinates: 52°25′N 31°19′E / 52.417°N 31.317°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Gomel Region |
| Administrative center | Dobrush |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,452.72 km2 (560.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
| • Total | 34,735 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Postal code | 247050 |
| Area code | +375 2333 |
| License plate | 3 |
The uninhabited Russian exclave Sankovo-Medvezhye is situated in the district.[3]
Administrative divisions
editThe Dobrush District is divided into 14 village council regions (Selsovets).
Notable residents
edit- Cimoch Vostrykaǔ (in Belarusian Цімох Вострыкаў) (1922, Barščoŭka village - 2007), member of the anti-Soviet resistance, representative of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic, a Gulag prisoner [4][5]
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 6 May 2024.
- ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
- ^ The Atlas of Unusual Borders by Zoran Nikolič. ISBN 978-0-00-835177-9.p. 48
- ^ Цімох Вострыкаў — чалавек, якога не зламалі 23 гады савецкіх лягераў (Cimoch Vostrykaǔ - the man who was not broken by 23 years of Soviet prison camps) (in Belarusian)
- ^ Цімох Вострыкаў (Cimoch Vostrykaǔ)(in Belarusian)(
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