Karelichy District or Kareličy District[2] (Belarusian: Карэліцкі раён; Russian: Кореличский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. The administrative center is Karelichy.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 18,080.[1]
Karelichy District
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| Coordinates: 53°34′N 26°08′E / 53.567°N 26.133°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Grodno Region |
| Administrative center | Karelichy |
| Area | |
| • District | 1,093.66 km2 (422.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
| • District | 18,080 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 7,961 |
| • Rural | 10,119 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Notable residents
edit- Jan Bułhak (1876, Astašyn village – 1950), photographer, ethnographer and folklorist[3]
- Ignacy Domeyko (1802, Miadzviedka estate – 1889), geologist, mineralogist, educator, and founder of the University of Santiago, in Chile[4]
- Archimandrite Leo Garoshka(1911, Traščycy village – 1977), Catholic priest of the Byzantine rite, religious and social activist, researcher of the history of religion in Belarus and anfounder of the Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library in London.[5]
- Barys Rahula (1920, Turec village – 2005), Belarusian political activist[6]
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)
- ^ "JAN BUŁHAK – THE MAN WHO CAPTURED TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY VILNIUS". Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Ігнат Дамейка (Ihnat Damejka)(in Belarusian)". Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ Nadsan, Alexander (2007). Ceslaus Sipovich : the first Belarusian Catholic Bishop in the 20th century (1914-1981). Minsk: Technalohija. pp. 157–158. ISBN 978-985-458-146-0.
- ^ "Барыс Рагуля (Barys Rahula) (in Belarusian)". Retrieved 15 April 2022.
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