Ushachy District (Belarusian: Ушацкі раён; Russian: Ушачский район) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk Region in Belarus.[2] Its administrative center is Ushachy.[1]
Ushachy District
Ушацкі раён (Belarusian) | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 55°11′N 28°37′E / 55.183°N 28.617°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk Region |
| Administrative center | Ushachy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,489.38 km2 (575.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 11,732 |
| • Density | 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Notable residents
edit- Ryhor Baradulin (1935, Verasoǔka village – 2014), Belarusian poet, essayist and translator[3]
- Vasíl Býkaŭ (1924, Byčki village – 2003), prominent Belarusian writer[4]
- Chaim Zhitlowsky (1865, Ushachy – 1943), Jewish philosopher, writer, and Yiddishist[5]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Vitebsk regions" (in Belarusian). vitebsk-region.by. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ Сёння нарадзіўся Рыгор Барадулін (Today is the birthday of Ryhor Baradulin)(in Belarusian)
- ^ Vasil Bykaŭ. Biography
- ^ "Dr. Chaim Zhitlovsky". Yiddishkayt. Retrieved 2022-05-03.