Svislach District or Svislač District[2] (Belarusian: Свіслацкі раён; Russian: Свислочский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. The administrative center is Svislach.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 12,755.[1]
Svislach District
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| Coordinates: 53°02′N 24°06′E / 53.033°N 24.100°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Grodno Region |
| Administrative center | Svislach |
| Area | |
| • District | 1,449.53 km2 (559.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
| • District | 12,755 |
| • Density | 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6,661 |
| • Rural | 6,094 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Notable residents
edit- Vincent Hadleŭski (1888, village of Porozowo (now Šuryčy) – 1942), Belarusian Catholic priest, publicist and politician, victim of the Nazi repressions[3]
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)
- ^ Яны былі першыя. Вінцэнт Гадлеўскі(They were the first. Vincent Hadleŭski (in Belarusian)
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