Lyakhavichy District or Liachavičy District[2] (Belarusian: Ляхавіцкі раён; Russian: Ляховичский район) is a district (raion) of Brest Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Lyakhavichy.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 22,055.[1]

Lyakhavichy District
Ляхавіцкі раён (Belarusian)
Coat of arms of Lyakhavichy District
Coordinates: 53°02′20″N 26°15′59″E / 53.03889°N 26.26639°E / 53.03889; 26.26639
CountryBelarus
RegionBrest Region
Formed1940
Administrative centerLyakhavichy
Area
 • District1,352.31 km2 (522.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • District22,055
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
 • Urban
10,605
 • Rural
11,450
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Websiteliahovichi.brest-region.gov.by

Demographics

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At the time of the 2009 Belarusian census, Lyakhavichy District had a population of 30,498. Of these, 88.4% were of Belarusian, 6.5% Polish, 3.5% Russian and 0.9% Ukrainian ethnicity. 90.5% spoke Belarusian and 8.1% Russian as their native language. In 2023, it had a population of 22,388.[3]

Notable residents

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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. ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  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.
  4. ^ Арлоў, Уладзімер (2020). ІМЁНЫ СВАБОДЫ (Бібліятэка Свабоды. ХХІ стагодзьдзе.) [Uładzimir Arłou. The Names of Freedom (The Library of Freedom. ХХІ century.)] (PDF) (in Belarusian) (4-е выд., дап. ed.). Радыё Свабодная Эўропа / Радыё Свабода - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. pp. 20-21.