Vawkavysk District
Ваўкавыскі раён (Belarusian)
Волковысский район (Russian)
District
Flag of Vawkavysk District
Flag
Coat of arms of Vawkavysk District
Coat of arms
Location of Vawkavysk District
Coordinates: 53°10′N 24°28′E / 53.167°N 24.467°E / 53.167; 24.467
CountryBelarus
RegionGrodno Region
Administrative centerVawkavysk
Area
 • Total1,192.85 km2 (460.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total64,996
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Vawkavysk District or Vaŭkavysk District[2] (Belarusian: Ваўкавыскі раён; Russian: Волковысский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. The administrative center is Vawkavysk.[1]

Notable residents

  • Larysa Hienijuš (1910, Žlobaǔcy estate – 1983), Belarusian poet, writer and active participant of the national movement[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "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 10 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  3. ↑ “20 фактаў пра Ларысу Геніюш — легендарную паэтку, якая адмовілася ад савецкага пашпарта” (“20 facts about Larysa Hienijuš - a legendary poetess who declined a Soviet passport” (in Belarusian)
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